Air Force Restores Training on Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs After Backlash

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U.S. Air Force F-16 airplanes take part in a joint aerial drills at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Dec. 6, 2017. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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After public outcry and backlash, the Air Force announced it will reinstate its revised basic training class on airmindedness starting Monday. The course highlights the contributions of the and Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, the first Black and female pilots in military .

The training will no longer include , equity, and inclusion (DEI) components, following President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI programs.

The suspension of the training sparked criticism, including from Tuskegee Airmen Inc., which strongly opposed and called the removal of content of these historic figures disappointing. They called on Trump and Defense Secretary to act.

In response, the Air Force clarified the pause was temporary to revise DEI-related materials and promised the legacy would remain part of the curriculum.


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