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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Of the 1,311 airmen who were eligible for promotion to lieutenant colonel, 982 people — or 74.9% — made the cut, according to the Air Force Personnel Center. That’s 2 percentage points lower ...

On Saturday, Harvey gained one additional accolade to his military career that spanned more than two decades when he received an honorary promotion to colonel. During the event at halftime of the ...

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 ...

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 ...