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.
The Air Force has decided to resume using training videos featuring the Tuskegee Airmen following a diversity, equity, and inclusion review
The Air Force pulled the course for review last week following the Trump administration's sweeping order barring diversity programs.
Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed Sunday in a social media post that the U.S. Air Force will continue teaching about the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
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,
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 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.
Hegseth stated on X hat any decisions to eliminate the Tuskegee Airmen training videos were "immediately reversed."
WASHINGTON, DC – Air Force videos containing diverse Airmen and Airwomen/WASPs (Female World War II pilots) have been removed from Air Force training courses, according to an article by the Associated Press earlier in January.
The announcement affects 11 annual diversity celebrations including Juneteenth in June and Holocaust Days of Remembrance in April.
The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to