The US Air Force's chief of staff sent a memo to commanders late Monday calling George Floyd's death a 'national tragedy' and voicing support for the service's top enlistee after he made a passionate plea for justice, according to a copy of the message
Washington The chief of staff of the US Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein, sent a memo to commanders late Monday calling the death of George Floyd a"national tragedy" and voicing support for the service's top enlistee, Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth Wright, after he made a passionate plea for justice, vowing to do more to fix racial inequality among the ranks, according to a copy of the message obtained by CNN.
In his memo, which he asked commanders to distribute widely, Goldfein also announced that he and Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett have directed the service's inspector general"to do an independent review of our legal system, racial injustice, and opportunities for advancement."Top Air Force enlistee posts passionate plea for justiceFloyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in the custody of Minneapolis police after a video showed him pleading for air as an officer knelt on his neck.
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