U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sandeep Gill, 489th Bomb Group flight surgeon, stands by a B-1 Lancer at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 12, 2020. Gill, who came to the United States in 1985 from India, decided to join the military after his family was allowed to remain in the country to escape political and religious persecution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)