![]() The following month, the service directed unit commanders to create improved, easier-to-use lactation spaces for nursing moms, including the ability to pump during a field or training exercise, if feasible. In August, the Air Force moved to give airmen who suffer a miscarriage a more flexible time period before they take their next physical fitness assessment. The effort has been supported by the Department of the Air Force's Barrier Analysis Working Group within the Women's Initiative Team, which has been instrumental in encouraging change for outdated or restrictive policies. David Goldfein prompted the mission to redesign female uniforms after many years of ill-fitting equipment. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, part of Materiel Command, launched a project in 2019 focused on gathering female perspectives to deliver better uniforms, including maternity uniforms and flight suits. The latest initiative coincides with the service's overall effort to create a more inclusive culture and remove barriers - some that can affect career longevity - for women in the service. A B-52 typically has two pilots, a weapons officer and an electronic warfare officer, but can have up to five crew, according to the Air Force.Ĭrew members must use a bag to defecate and dispose of it when the bomber's mission is over, an Air Force spokesperson told. In the B-52, a small urinal is located behind the offense compartment, according to photos featured on Popular Science. ![]() The B-1 bomber, for instance, has a small toilet behind the left front seat in the four-person cockpit, while the B-2 stealth bomber has "one stainless-steel bowl, no walls" behind the right seat of its two-pilot cockpit, according to Popular Mechanics. C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft and KC-46 Pegasus tankers have a full lavatory with sink, toilet and lockable door KC-135 Stratotanker, KC-10 Extender and C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft all have lockable doors as well, said Air Force Materiel Command spokesman Brian Brackens.īut those mobility aircraft are much more spacious on the inside, allowing for more comfortable latrine use than their bomber counterparts. The C-130 Hercules has a urinal and toilet tucked back in the cargo area of the plane, with a curtain airmen can close around them. Many Air Force planes already have private bathroom compartments, or partitioned spaces. ![]()
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