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Air Force JAG Details Racial Disparity in Military Justice, Calls for Action

June 5, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force needs to address the disparity in judicial punishments between white and black Airmen, and use this discussion as a catalyst for a broader conversation for how people are valued within the service, the Air Force’s top lawyer argues in a recent letter. ...

Presumptive Next Chief of Staff Talks About His Own Experiences With Racism

June 5, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force's presumptive next Chief of Staff, talked about what's on his mind as Congress considers his historic nomination to be the first black leader of any military service while racial tensions flare across the country following the Memorial ...

Goldfein and Wright: USAF Needs to Have ‘Difficult’ Conversations About Race

June 3, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Air Force needs to have a sustained, uncomfortable, but important discussion about different life experiences to begin to address racial disparities across the service, the top uniformed Airmen said June 3. Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ...

Goldfein on Racial Unrest: ‘We Will Not Shy Away from This’

June 2, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright will meet virtually with Airmen for two hours June 3 to discuss how the service will move forward to address racial inequality, as civil unrest continues to ...

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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