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Engineering the future: MQ-9 pilot gives back

Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class James Thompson by Airman 1st Class James Thompson was in high school and has personally
mentored hundreds of students. He’s
Capt. Victor, 17th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot, shows a high school robotics team Creech AFB, Nev. kept up his involvement throughout
how to work with an electric drill, in Las Vegas, Sept. 7, 2017. Victor volunteers as a mentor his time serving and his contributions
for a local high school robotics team during his days off in hopes of inspiring the youth Service is defined as unrelenting de- have spanned across two Air Force duty
to follow their aspirations to the highest degree. votion to one’s duty to his or her coun- assignments.
try. It’s one of the core values instilled
into every Airman in the U.S. Air Force “More recently, the last four years,
today. However, for one Airman, it also I have probably individually mentored
means giving back to his community. around 70 or so students and reached
dozens more in discussions,” said
For the last eight years, Capt. Vic- Victor. “The individual mentorship
tor, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot assigned to is really where students succeed. That
the 17th Attack Squadron, has spent constant mentorship interaction and
most of his days off volunteering with leadership can help mold them into the
science, technology, engineering and professionals we need for the future.”
math programs centered on mentor-
ing the youth and hopefully inspiring He was recently awarded the League
the next generation of scientists and of United Latin American Citizens
engineers. [LULAC] Excellence and Service
Award, Air Combat Command’s Na-
“The Great Minds in STEM organiza- tional Public Service Award and the
tion is a very large Engineering organi- Great Minds in STEM Hispanic Engi-
zation for Hispanics and they aim to do neering National Achievement Awards
a lot of the same things that I am doing Conference [HENAAC] Military Hero
in the community, which is to inspire Award for his efforts.
youth, especially underrepresented
Latino youth, to pursue engineering in “I went to a title one school and there
math and science professionally and at were a group of people who were in this
the university level,” said Victor. See pilOT, on Page 7

Victor began his endeavor while he

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