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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. ...

ACC to Allow New Mothers to Use Breast Pumps in Secure Facilities

Aug. 2, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
Thanks to a grassroots effort, new mothers serving in Air Combat Command can now use Bluetooth-enabled breast pumps in secure facilities—the latest in a series of steps the Air Force has taken to remove barriers to service. Earlier this summer, the ACC Command Surgeon, ACC ...

‘Fly Like a Girl’: The Story Behind a Morale Patch That Honors Female Aviators

March 14, 2021 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Air Force Capt. Melaine Valentin, a T-38C instructor pilot from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, leveraged her lifelong passion for visual art when asked to design a morale patch for Air Education and Training Command’s 2019 Women’s Fly-In. But since the event, the patch's popularity ...

Female F-16 Pilots Test Anti-Gravity Suits Modified to Fit Women

Nov. 3, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
A team of five female Airmen last week evaluated a flight suit designed to be more comfortable and functional for women pilots battling gravitational forces in the cockpit. High-speed pilots wear G-suits to avoid health issues when they rapidly accelerate in flight, but since 2001, ...
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