JANUARY 28, 2025 – Allow me to clearly dispel a rumor – while we are currently reviewing all training courses to ensure compliance with the Executive Orders, no curriculum or content highlighting the honor and valor of the Tuskegee Airmen or Women Air Force Service Pilots has been removed from Basic Military Training.
The historic legacy and decorated valor these Airmen embodied during World War II and beyond will continue to guide our newest recruits and all who serve in our ranks.
From day one, I directed our Air Force to implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President swiftly and professionally – no equivocation, no slow-rolling, no foot-dragging.
When policies change, it is everyone’s responsibility to be diligent and ensure all remnants of the outdated policies are appropriately removed, and the new ones are clearly put in place.
Despite some inaccurate opinions expressed in reporting recently, our Air Force is faithfully executing all the President’s Executive Orders.
Adhering to policy includes fully aligning our force with the direction given in the DEI Executive Order.
Disguising and renaming are not compliance, and I’ve made this clear. If there are instances of less-than-full compliance, we will hold those responsible accountable.
By Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs