The Air Force announced on Sunday that a unit of pioneering female aviators would be reintroduced into the basic training curriculum for new recruits starting the following Monday. A memo revealed that three videos would be removed from the basic training course on “airmindedness,” a concept that encompasses the habits and values the Air Force aims to instill. These videos included one on the Tuskegee Airmen, another titled “Breaking Barriers,” and a third about WASP.
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Last week, the USAF hinted that it would resist Trump’s directive to dissolve the military’s DEI infrastructure, anticipating a battle against the decision. This stance led to a conflict regarding the Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs on Friday. The move was interpreted not as a misunderstanding but as a deliberate attempt to brand an executive order intended to prevent the federal government from partaking in racial tribalism and grievance-mongering as racist. The response included criticism from individuals such as Joaquin Casto, a known anti-America Marxist from Texas.
In addition, a video on diversity was stripped from a human relations course for trainees, the memo said.
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The act by the media and their allies in the military didn’t fool anyone.
This is the Air Force indulging in political theatrics.
We’ve seen this “passive aggressive” performative nonsense in Florida where activists claim complying with anti-woke curriculum standards requires them to exclude basic history that everyone knows should be taught.
It’s… https://t.co/bufdQCuSze
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 26, 2025
As the issue gathered momentum in social media, it caught the attention of Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt.
I have no doubt Secretary Hegseth will correct and get to the bottom of the malicious compliance we’ve seen in recent days. President Trump celebrated and honored the Tuskegee Airmen during his first term, promoting legendary aviator Charles McGee to Brigadier General and pinning…
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 26, 2025
Hegseth acknowledged that he was on the case.
Amen! We’re all over it Senator. This will not stand. https://t.co/Hii282f1d8
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 26, 2025
Four hours later, the deed was done.
This has been immediately reversed. Thank you @SenKatieBritt. pic.twitter.com/fXCP3lisLN
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 27, 2025
While this crushes this rebellion, there is more work to do. The people behind it are open about their intentions. This is a clip from a closed Facebook group called “Service Academy Women.” The author is apparently a former Army intelligence officer.
Hey Lisa Yates, you do realize that you left your name up there at the top, right? pic.twitter.com/iwBiplUxLb
— TimOnPoint (@TimOnPoint) January 26, 2025
What we are seeing is coordinated resistance. Pete Hegseth has stomped out this fire, but unless he starts making an example of people, this will become a sport among leftists in the Pentagon.
