Indian-Origin Ravi Chaudhary Confirmed Assistant Secretary Of US Air Force

New Delhi: The United States Senate on Wednesday confirmed Indian origin Ravi Chaudhary as the Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Energy, Installations, and the Environment.

Chaudhary won the mandate by a vote of 65-29 as the former Air Force officer and became a part of one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.

Chaudhary will be the first Indian-American to serve as an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

Earlier in his career, he supported space launch operations for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and led third-stage and flight safety activities to ensure the full operational capability of the first GPS constellation.