US Air Force to resume teaching video on Black, female pilots after DEI review
The U.S. Air Force on Sunday said it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which has passed review to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump's ban on diversity,
US Air Force Cuts Training Course on Tuskegee and Female WWII Pilots
The decision has sparked backlash from advocacy groups, particularly Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the unit's legacy.
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
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.
Trump's anti-DEI order yanks Air Force video on first Black pilots
U.S. President Donald Trump's order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the Air Force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military,
Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
US Air Force removes lessons on black WWII pilots from training
Donald Trump's move to block diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has led to the US Air Force removing material on the role of black and female pilots during World War Two from its training programmes.
Obeying Trump DEI order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee Airmen
President Donald Trump’s assault on federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has claimed a new victim — the Tuskegee Airmen. A video describing the exploits of the groundbreaking African American airmen,
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Air Force cuts Tuskegee Airmen, WASP history class from boot camp on Trump order
Black and all-women flyers were cut from Air Force basic training after a Trump order ending diversity training.
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