Tecumseh, Okla., native Lt. Col. Tom Jessee, the executive officer for the 1st Air Cavalry "Warrior" Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes through some preflight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Oct. 24. Jessee, who has been flying helicopters since 1989, also flies the twin rotor CH-47 Chinook helicopter.