Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Paul Mastalerz II, a pilot assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, prepares to fly a C-130H aircraft, June 4, 2022 at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. The flight was Mastalerz’s first since being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney)