Lt. Col. James Routt flies the last combat mission of his career in a HC-130P at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. Routt is currently the oldest active pilot in the Air Force and is augmenting for the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. Routt is an HC-130P pilot with the 550th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo)