CMSAF James Cody called on airmen to “commit to creating an environment where every airman is treated with dignity and respect” in his latest Roll Call, released April 28. Cody emphasized that both commitment and courage are needed to defeat sexual assault. They are key “traits we must rely on to conquer … sexual assault,” he said. Cody noted that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and that “it’s been an opportunity for us to break from the daily grind, to take a knee, and to think and talk about sexual assault.” It is an issue that “continues to destroy the lives of our fellow airmen and weaken our force,” he said. Still, he remains hopeful. “We are good enough to overcome,” he said. “We cannot allow this enemy from within to continue to exist and define who we are.”
The attack should make the Air Force think about balancing its force design between high-end platforms with “exquisite” capabilities and cheaper, attritable platforms like the one-way drones Ukraine employed, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin told the fourth annual Exchange on Innovation and National Security June 2.