Air Force Cuts Historic Videos to Meet Trump's DEI Directive

The US Air Force has pulled training courses featuring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) as part of adjustments to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This move follows an executive order from the Trump administration aimed at dismantling all federal DEI programs. In a statement confirming the videos' removal, the Air Force said it "will fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President, ensuring that they are carried out with utmost professionalism, efficiency and in alignment with national security objectives."

The historical videos themselves may not be problematic; the issue may be due to their usage in Air Force basic military training DEI coursework. In the wake of President Trump's order, some agencies have been taking an overly broad approach to removing content in order to ensure their compliance. The Tuskegee Airmen, aka the "Red Tails," were America's first Black military pilots; their 332nd Fighter Group boasted one of the lowest loss records for bomber escorts during WWII. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)