Women's Initiative Team: Taking initiative, breaking barriers
WEBJun 7, 2021 · Thousands of women across the Air Force provided feedback to the Women’s Initiative Team, playing a pivotal role in the first women’s hair policy change in 70 years.
Air Force leaders set new goals to diversify officer corps
WEBAug 30, 2022 · Now, the Air Force is for the first time setting separate targets for male and female applicants within each racial and ethnic group; for example, aiming for 8.5% Black men and 4.5% Black women.
First enlisted woman qualifies for formal combat controller training
WEBApr 15, 2021 · A female airman will soon begin formal training to become an Air Force combat controller, the closest any enlisted woman has gotten so far to breaking that glass ceiling.
First USAF female officer attends Royal Thai Air Force Air …
WEBOct 24, 2022 · U.S. Air Force Maj. Jessica Padoemthontaweekij meets Royal Thai Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal Alongkorn Wannarot during the opening ceremony for Class 67 of the Air Force Chiefs of Staff Course, RTAF Air Command and Staff College, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 19, 2022.
Recruiting Women and People of Color Has Gotten Harder. The Air Force …
WEBPublished September 22, 2021. Confronting drops in interest in joining the military among Black men, Hispanic men, and women in the past few years, Air Force leadership is trying to combat...
Women in the United States Air Force - Wikipedia
WEBThere have been women in the United States Air Force since 1948, and women continue to serve in it today. [2][3] As of 2020, there were 69,564 total women on active duty in the US Air Force, with 14,325 serving as officers, and 55,239 enlisted.
The first enlisted woman to fly in a B-2 explains how she keeps …
WEBAug 31, 2021 · US Air Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Lambert recently became the 760th person, and the first enlisted servicewoman, to ever fly in a B-2 stealth bomber.
Breaking barriers: 2nd DAF Women’s Air and Space ... - U.S. Air Force
WEBMar 11, 2022 · Hundreds attended the virtual three-day symposium to hear a variety of panelists highlight the importance of equality for women in the military and discuss how leaders, regardless of gender, can break barriers to pursue positive change at any level in the Air and Space Forces.
Warrior Braids and the Air Force Women’s Initiative Team – The ...
WEBMay 17, 2021 · Cast your gaze across the faces of US Air Force servicewomen in the days after 10 February 2021, and you cannot help but notice the joyous reaction to the service’s recent change in its hair standards for women. 1 Ponytails are swinging free, braids are cascading down backs, and servicewomen are excelling in their military duties with a new ...
Air Force Women’s Initiative Team champions women’s health …
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The Air Force’s Women’s Initiative Team has multiple lines of effort addressing barriers through policy change. The members of the WIT’s Female-Specialized Health Care Programs have a vision to build an Air Force health care system that strengthens high quality women’s care.