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U.S. Air Force Creates Two Teams to Address Issues Among LGBTQA and Native American Servicemembers

The U.S. Air Force has created two teams to address issues affecting airmen and Space Force Guardians in the LGBTQA or Native American communities, Military.com reported. On April 26, the service announced the creation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Initiative Team (LIT) and the Indigenous Nations Equality Team (INET) to better examine […]

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MacDill Air Force Base Employs AIM High Recruitment Program to Boost Representation in Military

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa is seeking to boost representation in the U.S. Military’s highest ranks, WFLA reported. To that end, the Air Force’s AIM High program is looking to inspire and recruit youngsters to increase representation and diversity in the military by giving high school students a seat in the cockpit of aircraft. […]

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VMI Board Votes to Remove Stonewall Jackson’s Name from Quote in Barracks

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Board of Visitors has voted to remove Stonewall Jackson’s name as the author of a quote mounted in the student barracks and engraved on class rings, Black Enterprise reported. The board voted to remove Jackson’s name from Memorial Hall and from the front of the old barracks on campus. The […]

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1st Lt. Maria Eggers Becomes First Woman and First Latina from 3rd Cavalry Regiment to Earn Expert Infantry Badge

1st Lt. Maria Eggers, 24, has become the first woman and the first Latina from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to earn the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB), qualifying at the highest level — True Blue, NBC News reported. Eggers earned the EIB in April by finishing a five-day test that measures physical fitness and ability to perform in various […]

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Companies Getting Cybersecurity Talent from Other Areas, Including the Military and Law Enforcement

Cybersecurity recruiters should take a balanced approach to IT talent and seek diverse perspectives, according to a study by cybersecurity association (ISC)², ITPro reported. (ISC)² interviewed 2,034 cybersecurity professionals and job seekers in the U.S. and Canada for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Pursuers Study. Only 51% of cybersecurity professionals have degrees in computer and information services. Only […]

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Apollo 11 NASA Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 90

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer, CNN reported. His family shared the news Wednesday. “We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer,” the […]

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission and UK Authorities Apologize for Not Properly Honoring WWI Military Personnel

British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 – possibly ranging up to 350,000 – mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren’t properly honored due to “pervasive racism,” The Associated Press reported. Those service members were either not commemorated by name or were not […]

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Former Black VMI Students Describe Racism at the School

More than a dozen Black men who attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in the mid-1970s to early 1980s described pervasive and pernicious racism at the school, The Washington Post reported. Many of them said they are proud of their education at VMI and some do not believe the scrutiny of the school is warranted. Some […]

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West Point Students Expelled or Forced to Repeat Following Cheating Scandal

Eight West Point students were expelled and more than 50 others must repeat a year after a cheating scandal, Voice of America reported. The U.S. Military Academy West Point will also end its willful admission process that lets cadets who admit to violating the honor code escape expulsion. 55 cadets in this matter used the […]

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Former Captain Plans Walk to Raise Awareness about Veteran Suicide

Former Capt. Greg C. Washington will be walking almost 1,800 miles across 11 states to raise awareness about veteran suicide and pay respect to his two best friends killed in combat, Army News Service reported. During “A Walk to Honor,” Washington will start in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, at the end of April and stop in […]

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Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins to Become VMI’s First Black Superintendent

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins has been chosen as Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent amid allegations of racism at VMI and the school’s historic ties to the Confederacy, The Roanoke Times reported. Wins – a 1985 VMI alum – retired from the U.S. Army in 2019 after 34 years. He was appointed as VMI […]

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Air Force to Finish Second Survey on Disparities

The U.S. Air Force will complete its second survey on disparities within its ranks in the coming few weeks, Military.com reported. The survey began earlier in April as part of an Inspector General Independent Disparity Review. The review – covering Air Force and Space Force – focuses on racial disparities in the administration of military […]

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