• Air Force Restores Training on Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs After Backlash

  • Jan 27 2025
  • Length: 2 mins
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Air Force Restores Training on Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs After Backlash

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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 Tuskegee Airmen and Women's Airforce Service Pilots, the first Black and female pilots in military history. The training will no longer include diversity, 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 Pete Hegseth 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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