[1] Goldfein is the brother of the 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General David L.

In 1998, Goldfein commanded its fellow Airmen from 10 bases within the Pacific theater on the first Air Expeditionary Force deployment which provide precision air-strike capability from Kwang-Ju, South Korea.

[1] Goldfein oversaw the conversion of a bare base to a full F-15E fighter wing operation.

[1] In 2004 Goldfein was appointed as the Commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center and oversaw all Predator operations in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as well as supervising all training and development programs.

In 2007 Goldfein was appointed as Vice Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was assigned in The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.[1] On August 10, 2008, Goldfein retired from active-duty service in the United States Air Force, following 30 years of service.