Race and sex will no longer be considered in military promotions and academy admissions as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to weed out diversity and equity-based programs across the U.S. military.
President’s Trump's push to eliminate DEI from Federal agencies through Executive Orders almost took out the story of an unlikely casualty: The Tuskegee Airmen.
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.
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.
The removal of videos honoring Black and female WWII pilots sparked widespread outrage.The Air Force has since reversed its decision, dismissing the controversy as a "rumor."
US Air Force reverses course after removing Tuskegee Airmen video amid Trump DEI ban backlash with Pete Hegseth saying it will not stand.
A basic training course that included a video about the famed World War II Black aviators was shut down last week in response to President Trump's DEI ban.
Hegseth said in a post on X on Sunday that any move to cut the Tuskegee Airmen content was “immediately reversed.” But the swirl of confusion reflects an ongoing struggle as leaders across the ...
ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — When President Donald Trump enacted a diversity, equity and inclusion ban last week, a piece of history was eliminated from U.S. Air Force training. The Tuskegee Airmen ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise ... videos of the storied Tuskegee Airmen and World War II Women’s ...