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Black Airmen

Airmen Aim to Promote Diversity in Aviation With Event at HBCU

April 27, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
An Air Force UH-1N helicopter will land near Cramton Auditorium on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., on April 30, fulfilling one pilot’s dream and perhaps sparking a few more. That’s the hope of 1st Lt. Dontae Bell, a pilot with the 1st ...

Second Inspector General Review Identifies Disparities Facing More Minorities, Women

Sept. 9, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
Less than 10 months after the Air Force Inspector General released an Independent Racial Disparity Review detailing numerous disparities facing Black Airmen, a second review recorded still more disparities facing other racial and ethnic minorities, as well as women, in the Air and Space Forces. ...

Department of the Air Force Begins Work on Second Disparity Review

April 12, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Department of the Air Force has begun work on its second review on disparities in its ranks, sending surveys to Airmen and starting interviews focused on barriers to service that some face based on gender and ethnicity. This second Inspector General Independent Disparity Review ...

Brown: ‘Shame on Us’ if Military Diversity Efforts Falter

Dec. 22, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Change is coming to make the Department of the Air Force a more diverse, equitable place—but it won't happen overnight, the four-star generals in charge of the Air Force and Space Force said in a Dec. 22 town hall on racism and discrimination. “Shame on ...

Review Shows Widespread Racial Disparity in the Department of the Air Force

Dec. 21, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
A massive, 150-page report released Dec. 21 shows wide-spread racial disparities within the Air Force, with Black Airmen reporting distrust with their chain of command and military justice, and a review of data showing Black Airmen are much more likely to face administrative and criminal ...

Wright Promises Military Justice Review, Urges ‘Fight for Understanding’ Amid Unrest

June 1, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force will conduct a “full and independent review” of its military justice system, looking at racial disparities in discipline and ways to improve the diversity of the service’s highest ranks as civil unrest continues to spread across the country. Chief Master Sergeant of ...
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