SAN ANTONIO — The United States Air Force is reinstating the Tuskegee Airmen videos in its basic training curriculum, according to a report by the San Antonio Express-News.
Over the weekend, the Air Force responded to a political uproar over the removal of instructional videos on World War II-era African American and female pilots by declaring that the two films had been ...
During the first week of training called Zero Week, Air Force basic military training introduces trainees to "Airmindedness," a fundamental lesson ...
The Air Force has decided to resume using training videos featuring the Tuskegee Airmen following a diversity, equity, and ...
Trainees will once again learn the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, Black pilots who fought in Europe in World War Two, and the Women Air Force Service Pilots, who ferried aircraft in the United States ...
Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt described the decision to pause teaching the videos as "malicious compliance" with the DEI review.
Courses featuring videos about the pioneering Black combat pilots and female flyers who ferried warplanes during World War II ...
The review was to ensure compliance with Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Read more at ...