“It speaks to, and says a lot about, the people in charge of our Air Force,” said Chief of Public Affairs Capt. Two female airmen stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base reacted to the change with pride. Wright during the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium. Goldfein approved the changes Thursday and announced them to more than 2,000 airmen, industry officials and retirees during a joint appearance with Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. And the energy of that team couldn’t have been lower. “It was very clear to me it was an exclusive song … Not intentionally, it was written at a different time. “We sung our third verse of the Air Force song,” which serves as the academy’s school song and included the words, “A toast to the host of the men we boast,” Goldfein said in a statement. He also realized how the Naval Academy and West Point had updated their alma maters in 20. Goldfein remembered how the lyrics clashed when the song was played after the Air Force Academy’s women’s volleyball team won a tournament at the Pentagon. Goldfein approved the changes to “reflect all of us and who we aspire to be,” he said at a military symposium in Florida this week. Air Force service members will hum along and head off into the wild blue yonder more inclusively, following changes to the lyrics of the military branch’s alma mater.Īir Force Chief of Staff Gen.
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