• Appeared in a video in 2020 and said:

  • “Right now our country is engaged in a dialogue about race, discrimination, and bias. We can be proud of the diversity in our armed forces but we should not be satisfied. We need to listen to one another, examine areas where we fall short and when necessary enact change.
  • His Command Master Chief then says they need to have “necessary and uncomfortable conversations.” Wilsbach shakes his head in agreement.
  • Wilsbach says, “as a team we will ensure that diversity and inclusion is a reality in PACAF and we’re counting on you to join in this endeavor.”

  Participated in a virtual conference in 2020 where the Pacific Air Force commanders hosted speakers to deliver keynotes about the importance of diversity and inclusion.

  • “The group of senior leaders also attended two guest speaker sessions. Malcolm Gladwell, a New York Times best-selling author, spoke about his experiences exploring diversity, inclusion, and bias in society.”

  In 2021, he participated in the first-ever PACAF Women, Peace, and Security symposium as a speaker.

  • He stated that it was imperative that more women be included as fighter pilots in order to “maximize the security of our nation.”

  In an article he authored in 2021, he stated that diversity was one of his highest priority goals when he took command of the Pacific Air Forces.

  • “When I took command, I laid out four priorities—diversity, readiness, innovation, and lethality—to focus our efforts. Across 16 time zones, 36 nations, 60 percent of the world’s population and thousands of languages, PACAF Airmen in three numbered Air Forces and 9 installations executed those priorities.”

  Many DEI related posts and events when he was Commander of Air Component for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

  • 2021 Pride Month Post
  • 2021 PACAF Women, Peace, and Security Symposium
  • 2022 Post of a Pride Month announcement video promoting sexuality and gender identity
  • 2023 Pride Month video of an airmen saying “just be you, let all your colors shine”
  • 2023 Pride Month video of an airmen promoting pride saying we need to continue to talk about it and educate
  • 2023 Pride Month panel discussion on homosexuality
  • 2023 DEIA Focus Group event

  Kadena Air Force Base Incidents. Wilsbach was commander from July 2009-June 2011

  • In 2016, the Air Force released a document of reports and investigations of contamination at Kadena Air Base from the mid-90’s to August 2015
    • According to Japan Times, “Of the 206 incidents noted between 2010 and 2014, 51 were blamed on accidents or human error; only 23 were reported to the Japanese authorities.”

Photo Source: U.S. Air Force