Oct. 21, 2016

Five years, 158 days: One Airman’s journey to citizenship

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — Five years and 158 days after moving to the United States, Airman Aris D. Soltani became a citizen. Soltani raised his right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance Oct. 11, 2016, at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Sacramento, California. “I don’t think I’ve ever really been so proud of myself,” said Soltani, a 940th