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U.S. Air Force Academy cadets participate in the annual Acceptance Day Parade. During this event, cadets received their fourth-class shoulder boards to recognize completing Basic Cadet Training (BCT) and to signify their acceptance into the Cadet Wing. The parade took place on the academy’s Stillman Field in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 5, 2022. (Trevor Cokley/Air Force)

Air Force leaders set new goals to diversify officer corps

The directive aims to create a “force more representative of our nation,” the memo said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Tech. Sgt. Kristin Kingrey, an air transportation technician assigned to the 130th Logistic Readiness Squadron, takes identification cards from airmen to input into a database before deploying in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel on April 25, 2020, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. (Master Sgt. De-Juan Haley/Air National Guard)

Guardsman says not being ‘feminine’ cost her a job. The government is fighting her lawsuit.

“I’m not done wearing the uniform. I feel that I have more to do,” said Kristin Kingrey, a technical sergeant and civilian employee in the West Virginia Air National Guard.

By Rachel S. Cohen

9 months ago

Airmen’s holiday gift this year — a more lenient dress code

Get those pockets ready.

By Rachel S. Cohen

12 months ago

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

13 months ago

Air Force tries flight-hour cap, flexible test scores to diversify officer candidates

Considering only 60 flight hours would result in about 70 more qualified Hispanic candidates, 47 more women and 26 more Black candidates over 12 years.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

Entire Air Force hits staffing, recruitment goals for the first time in five years

Waning interest in military service and eligibility among America's youth is still a cause for concern.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago