VIDEO: Brown on Accelerating Change to Empower Airmen at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber ’21

Sept. 23, 2021

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr spoke at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Convention on Sept. 20, addressing a packed auditorium in National Harbor, Md. Here is a video of his remarks.

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