Watch retired Gen Larry O. Spencer, 37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and former AFA president; Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services; Patricia Mulcahy, chief human capital officer, U.S. Space Force; Tawanda R. Rooney, acting director of diversity and inclusion; and moderator Lisa Disbrow, 25th undersecretary of the Air Force take part in the “Diversity & Equity: Building an Ever-Stronger Aerospace Force” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
The Space Force is facing a 14 percent cut to its civilian workforce due to the Trump administration’s broad push to shrink the number of civilians working for the defense establishment. Instead of anticipated growth in its workforce, the Space Force’s personnel have now shrunk significantly.