The United States Air Force is reinstating the Tuskegee Airmen videos in its basic training curriculum, according to a report by the San Antonio Express-News.The course which includes the videos had been paused last week for a review to ensure it did not violate President Donald Trump's ban on diversity,
The legacy of Black aviation is a point of pride in Gary, where the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen — trailblazing pilots who fought for America abroad and equality at home — are honored through tributes like a statue at the Gary Aquatorium and a bridge at Gary/Chicago International Airport.
Under President Trump's DEI crackdown, the Air Force removed Tuskegee Airmen history from training courses. The videos, once part of DEI lessons, were removed to comply with new executive orders. The Air Force confirmed it would implement all directives professionally,
The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, including Louisiana.
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force restored the use of training material referring to the storied Tuskegee Airmen after a temporary delay to edit its courses to meet the Trump administration’s ...
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has removed ... to fly military aircraft in the United States and Canada. Credit: AP/Ronald W. Erdrich The stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPs “are an ...
The Air Force has reinstated a course on the first Black pilots unit after it was yanked to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI in the federal government.
The Air Force pulled the course for review last week following the Trump administration's sweeping order barring diversity programs.
Hegseth stated on X hat any decisions to eliminate the Tuskegee Airmen training videos were "immediately reversed."
Britt’s office said “resistance style antics” to cast the history of the Tuskegee Airmen as DEI were intended to attack and undermine Trump’s executive order.