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  • Commentary: LGBTQ+ Representation and the military

    The military has a long standing reputation with the LGBTQ+ community, while the story has a rough beginning, the modern era holds many opportunities and achievements that we have been fighting for the past few decades.

  • LGBTQ Pride Month mentoring panel set for June 8

    The Air Force Materiel Command will host a Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel in conjunction with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month, June 8, at 2 p.m. ET. The virtual event, hosted on Microsoft Teams Live, is open to all AFMC uniformed and civilian Airmen.

  • Out of the shadows, an Airman’s empowering journey to new life

    Imagine feeling as though you’ve been portraying a fictional character your entire life. That is how Staff Sgt. Bryan Tisdale, the assistant noncommissioned officer in charge in the 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, and many other members of the transgender community, have felt.

  • AAPI panel highlights mentoring, diversity

    The Air Force Materiel Command held a Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel, May 24, in conjunction with the observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

  • Connecting with other cultures on Diversity Day

    Whether we visit another city, state, or country, diversity is what makes the world unique and fascinating. Each year we recognize World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, or Diversity Day, on May 21.

  • Coming Full Circle: AAPI story of resiliency

    Years after being rescued by a C-130 during the Fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War, Brittanie Ngo is sharing her story of resiliency while embracing her career in America here at Edwards Air Force Base.

  • AAPI mentoring panel set for May 24

    The Air Force Materiel Command will host a Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel in conjunction with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 24, at 2 p.m. ET. The virtual event is open to all AFMC uniformed and civilian Airmen.

  • AFMC panel highlights women in mentoring

    The Air Force Materiel Command held its second Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel, March 30, in conjunction with the annual observance of Women’s History Month.