Capt. Brandon Schoenfeldt, Tactical Air Control Party officer, poses next to an Afghan MD-530, May 2016, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. Schoenfeldt was the first TACP officer to transition from the career field to become a fighter pilot in 2017. As a TACP officer and trained Joint Terminal Attack Controller, he had the responsibility of planning and directing close air support, fire support and integrating air and land forces. (Courtesy photo)