What you need to know about Silveria:

• He grew up in an Air Force family, per his Air Force bio.
• He was Vice Commander at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base.
• He has logged more than 3,900 flight hours in the T-37, T-38, F-15C/E, HH-60 and F-35A aircraft, as stated in his bio.
• He was previously the Deputy Commander of USAF Central Command, and Deputy Commander of Combined Air Force Air Component, Southwest Asia.
• Silveria received "the Pentagon's highest award for service outside combat, the Distinguished Service Medal," according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. He also received the Bronze Star.
• He was named a senior executive fellow at Harvard in 2009.