The US Air Force has removed lesson plans about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from its basic training curriculum. This follows an executive order from President Trump aimed at ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government. The Air Force is reviewing diversity-related materials in its training to ensure compliance.
Lesson plans about the Tuskegee Airmen, groundbreaking Black pilots known for their service during World War II, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, the female World War II pilots who were vital in ferrying warplanes for the military, have been removed from the U.S. Air Force curriculum, a U.S. official confirmed on Saturday to CBS News.
Trump took aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal government.The orders cut funding for so-called DEI initiatives across all agencies in order to 'end DEI inside the federal government,' according to Trump administration officials. They also rescind previous executive orders and actions from past administrations that were designed to promote diversity throughout the federal government.Mr.
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