Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., speaking in July at a Turning Point Action conference in Florida, is blocking the promotion of Air Force Col. Ben Jonsson. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr) Missouri’s ...

In the weeks following George Floyd’s death in 2020, a U.S. Air Force officer—currently awaiting promotion to brigadier general—accused his fellow “white colonels” of being the ...

is holding his promotion out of concern for Jonsson's stance on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. (A1C Lauren Cobin/Air Force) In 2017, Kris Bauman, a retired Air Force colonel and freshly ...

Eric Schmitt (Mo). is blocking Col. Benjamin Jonsson’s promotion to brigadier (one star) general because of the officer’s perceptive but provocative Air Force Times article, headlined “Dear ...

The Air Force has selected 543 active-duty lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel during the P0624A central selection board (LAF-A/N/I/C/F and X), the service announced Thursday. Colonel ...

A promotion to brigadier general remains blocked for Air Force Col. Benjamin Jonsson due to his pro-DEI stance. (Airman 1st Class Michael Killian/Air Force) The Senate confirmed large batches of ...

A U.S. senator is stalling the promotion of an Air Force colonel who urged his peers to talk about racism and its effects on the military. In a 2020 oped, Air Force Col. Benjamin Jonsson ...

Advanced college degrees may again boost mid-level Air Force officer promotions, following the reversal of a policy adopted eight years ago. The service announced Friday that it will no longer ...

Tommy Tuberville blocked the promotion of hundreds of senior military ... The lone exception is an Air Force colonel, and the reason isn’t abortion or Tuberville. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Missouri ...

Rob Bluey is president and executive editor of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Rob. In the weeks following George Floyd’s death in 2020, a U.S. Air Force officer—currently awaiting ...

Eric Schmitt from Missouri stepped in, blocking Jonsson’s promotion because of a commentary he wrote for Air Force Times in 2020, in which he urged his fellow white colonels to acknowledge ...