RAF chief criticised for 'cringeworthy' response over order to prioritise female and ethnic minority recruits
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Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond meets Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston, chief of the air staff for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April
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