vAWS 2021: Diversity & Equity: Building an Ever-Stronger Aerospace Force

April 1, 2021

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.

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