Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Yoshiyuki Sugiyama, the Air Defense Command commander, praises Maj. Jessa Charron, a 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, on being an excellent and professional fighter pilot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2015. Sugiyama mentioned that this flight has encouraged him in accelerating the study for introducing female fighter pilots in the JASDF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)