Brig. Gen. Craig La Fave, the special assistant to the chief of the Air Force Reserve and military deputy to the total force continuum, deputy chief of staff strategic plans and programs, visits with Air Force ROTC Detachment 130 cadets at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2016. La Fave, who served as a C-141 Starlifter pilot during Operation Desert Storm, spoke to the cadets about his experiences serving in the conflict 25 years ago and discussed how lessons learned from Desert Storm have helped shape the Air Force of today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Zach Anderson)