Timothy Montjoy and his daughter, Bethany, started Operation Teammate in 2015. (Operation Teammate) As an Air Force noncommissioned officer working in communications, Timothy Montjoy had the uncommon experience of deploying to Afghanistan with an Army Provincial Reconstruction Team. The only problem was that he was a single parent who had to leave his young daughter behind. For many military families, this kind of separation is common. Montjoy and his daughter, Bethany, regularly spent time together doing activities and community service both on and off base. When Montjoy returned from Afghanistan in 2012, he had to start thinking about what to do after he retired in 2016.