WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Gina Ortiz Jones to be Under Secretary of the Air Force on July 22, clearing the way for the former AF intelligence officer to become the second highest-ranking civilian leader. Jones was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program at Boston University and “has spent her career working to protect U.S. economic and national security,” according to the White House. During her AF career, Jones served as an intelligence officer and deployed to Iraq with the 18th Air Support Operations Group, supporting close air support operations. Additionally, at a time when the president at SECDEF have made diversity and inclusion high priorities across the services, she brings insight to the effort as a member of the LGBTQ community who served under “don’t ask, don’t tell.” (Source: Secretary of the Air Force 07/22/21)
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