Group finds racial disparities in Air Force punishment process




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Summary: The military service-member-advocacy group Protect Our Defenders said the Air Force has failed to fix racial disparity in its punishment process. From documents it obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, the group alleges the Air Force hid work done by a committee set up to fix racial disparities in airmen punishment. The Air Force said it acknowledges implicit bias and says it's addressing it through training. It disputes the contention it sabotaged work addressing racial disparities. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke to the president of Protect Our Defenders, Don Christensen, for Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices