Air Force must address inequalities, lack of opportunities for Hispanic airmen Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ricardo Aponte and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Carlos E. Martinez February 10 Gen. Charles CQ Brown Jr., the chief of staff, has acknowledged that the Air Force Independent Racial Disparity Review has revealed that Black airmen do not trust their chain of command. The review must be expanded to include Hispanics, the authors write. (Trey Ward/Air Force) We recently reviewed the Air Force’s Independent Racial Disparity Review, published in December, which focused on disparities affecting Black airmen and provided recommendations to develop action plans addressing them.