Gen. John Raymond and expands its focus to gender and ethnicity, including Hispanics, Latinos, Asians, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. “Each Airman and Guardian should have the opportunity to thrive,” said Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth. “As a Department, we need to understand what is happening, so we can knock down barriers to success; that process requires listening and gathering the facts. I ask and encourage all Airmen or Guardians to share their inputs and ideas so we can address the issues that will make our services better, more inclusive organizations.” The first review focused primarily on racial disparity among African-Americans in the service. It confirmed racial disparity exists in multiple areas, including military justice, administrative separations, placement into occupational career fields, certain promotion rates, professional military educational development and leadership opportunities.