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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor

Air Force restores use of Tuskegee Airmen training videos as Hegseth starts first day

Pentagon Hegseth - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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 rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the service said, resolving an issue roiling as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first day at the Pentagon.

Hegseth said in a post on X on Sunday that any move to cut the training was “immediately reversed.” But the swirl of confusion reflects an ongoing struggle as leaders across the Defense Department try to purge diversity mentions from their websites and training.

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