Pentagon leaders are trying to diversify the military and the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense, Clarence Johnson told an audience at a luncheon and awards ceremony hosted by Latina Style magazine in Washington, D.C. Hispanic representation in the military has doubled since the 1980s, said Johnson, who is a top equal opportunity official, with the group representing some nine percent of all active duty forces. However, he said “Hispanics must be better represented in the leadership ranks.”
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.