The airmen were trained at Tuskegee University in Britt’s home state. In response, newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted, “Amen! We’re all over it Senator. This will not ...
They served in every theater of World War II. The group was established after Tuskegee University in Alabama secured a contract from the U.S. Army Air Corps to provide flight training for Black ...
Flynt said Alabama’s role in the story is that it “received the honor of housing this program” at Tuskegee University, one of the nation’s first and most famous Black universities.
According to Tuskegee University: “Anyone — man or woman, military or civilian, Black or white who served at Tuskegee Army Air Field or in any of the programs stemming from the ‘Tuskegee ...
Over the weekend, steps were taken to remove video materials about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots to comply with President Trump's DEI ban in the military. The material ...
Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, Air Education and Training Command commander, said in a statement that the segment that included videos on the Tuskegee Airmen was temporarily yanked on Jan. 23 because a ...
shoulder of retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis who commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II during ceremonies 09 December at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington ...
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s service in World War II is inspiring: When skilled African American pilots, grounded because of their race, finally won the opportunity to serve their country ...
The U.S. Air Force resumed a course using training material that referred to the Tuskegee Airmen after the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ...
The Air Force is restoring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to its basic training curriculum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force restored the use of training material referring to the storied Tuskegee Airmen after a temporary delay to edit its courses to meet the Trump administration’s ...