Major General Timothy M. Zadalis retired from the US Air Force in 2017 after nearly 34 years of distinguished service. His diverse career includes a wide variety of joint assignments including tours at US Transportation Command, Central Command in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, Southern Command in support of Haiti earthquake relief, he is a Northern Command ‘Plank Holder’, an Airborne Emergency Action Officer for Strategic Command, and served as ISAF Joint Command Director of Air Plans/Programs in Kabul, Afghanistan during the 2010–2011 operational surge. His Air Force career culminated as Vice Commander of US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa. General Zadalis has expertise in air mobility, nuclear, world-wide airpower command and control, contingency operations, humanitarian relief, leadership development, and training and education. He is a Command Pilot with over 4,400 flight hours and qualified in 10 training and operational aircraft. General Zadalis’ active duty biography is available on the US Air Force website.