Lt. Col. Coughlin, United Sates Air Forces Central Command director of communications, smiles while in uniform, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 20, 2019. Coughlin has been in the Air Force for 19 years, soon to be 20, has moved over 15 times throughout his career and has had a child on nine different assignments during that time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Brewer)