Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
In a post on X Sunday, Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt called the decision to pause teaching the videos “malicious compliance.” ...
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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 ...
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned ...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots
The videos were shown to Air Force troops as part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) courses they took during basic military training.
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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 ...
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Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
After swift backlash from legislators, retired military personnel, and others, the Air Force confirmed to USA TODAY Monday that it would resume teaching its recruits about the first Black airmen ...
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Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force ... of female pilots employed to fly during World War II − was also pulled from basic training curriculum, the outlet reported. The Tuskegee Airmen, an active fighter unit ...