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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Indian immigrant living the American dream, shooting for the stars in Air Force Reserve

Airman 1st Class Sorav Basu Roy (left), an air transportation specialist assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, and a commercial airline pilot with United Express, is living the American dream. Basu Roy came to the United States from India and was able to attain his pilot’s license and work his way to the rank of captain as a civilian pilot by the age of 24. He enlisted in the Air Force Reserve with hopes of becoming a pilot and ultimately a NASA astronaut. Basu Roy pictured here in the cockpit of a Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet aircraft with his co-pilot Nicholas Emery who is also a warrant officer serving in the Army National Guard. (Courtesy photo)

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