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.

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 is resuming its boot camp lessons about trailblazing Black and female World War II pilots after the material was flagged for review following President Donald Trump's order to cancel all diversity efforts in the military.

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.

Bipartisan criticism and public outcry leads to the reinstatement of a video honoring the heroic Black pilots of World War

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.

The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, including Louisiana.

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 ...

In response to a claim made by an anonymous Air Force official that videos on Tuskegee Airmen and Women Air Force Service Pilots had been pulled from Air Force Basic Military Training, Hegseth stated on X on Sunday that this action had been “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.