Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots
Donald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has led the US air force to suspend course instruction on a documentary about the first Black airmen in the US military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a US official said on Saturday.
The famed Black aviators included 450 pilots who fought overseas in segregated units during the second world war. Their success in combat helped pave the way for Harry Truman’s decision to desegregate the armed forces in 1948.
…and Women’s History Month
Another video about civilian female pilots trained by the US military during the second world war, known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or Wasps, was also pulled, the official said.
Reuters reported on Friday that Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, has told lawmakers he opposes the use of race as a factor when evaluating candidates for elite US military academies.
Trump’s administration and its backers in Congress argue that the US military also needs to be purged of generals who support DEI initiatives, which they say are a distraction from war fighting.
The US official said the video on the Tuskegee Airmen and other historical materials had been pulled as the air force conducts a review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/25/air-force-videos-tuskegee-airmen-female-pilots
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