The Tuskegee Airmen / tʌsˈkiːɡiː / [1] was a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the …

5 days ago · Tuskegee Airmen, black servicemen of the U.S. Army Air Forces who trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during World War II. They constituted the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military.

Nov 9, 2009 · The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama,...

Jan 25, 2025 · The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Air Force is restoring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to its basic training curriculum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. Courses ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Jan 25, 2025 · The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corps began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.

4 days ago · President Donald Trump's executive order dismantles DEI programs on a federal level, but efforts continue from Montgomery to Tuskegee.

Sep 23, 2024 · Their flying adventure started at Moton Field, in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the Army Air Corps conducted a military test to determine if African Americans could be trained to fly combat aircraft.

Jan 28, 2022 · On March 7, 1942, the first class of cadets graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field to become the nation's first African American military pilots, now known as...