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Women of color are lagging behind in Air Force’s push for diversity

The service is becoming more gender-diverse, but those gains aren’t the same across women of various races and ethnicities.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military

Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 111th birthday

Lawrence Brooks, a veteran of the 91st Engineer Battalion, a primarily African-American unit, served during World War II as a servant to three white officers.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

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