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.
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.
Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots Official cites review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where new recruits get basic training.
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.
The US president has issued a series of executive orders seeking to dismantle DEI programs since he took office on Monday.
