This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot ... the men, so the allotment was increased to 30. I flew out to Laughlin Air Force ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of over 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics, and cooks who served in the segregated Army during World War II. The Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) were a ...

Kirk has also suggested that attacking MLK will lead Black people to ... of Black people being pilots, the board Trump ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were the nation's first Black military pilots who served in World War II.Under Trump's DEI ban, lesson plans about the Tuskegee Airmen, including the women Air Force service ...

US Air Force Resumes Teaching Video on First Black Pilots After DEI Review By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Sunday it will resume instruction of trainees using a ...

But she kept her eyes on the prize and went on to shatter the glass ceiling when she became the first Black female pilot in the history of the U.S. Air Force in 1982. She experienced numerous ...

The Air Force’s first Black female pilot ... there were so many wonderful male pilots—I’d fly with them any day. A General Dynamics F-16 takes fuel from a Boeing KC-135 in 1981.

Fewer than 1% of Tuskegee Airmen are alive today. A White House initiative aims to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the federal government, which would have led the U.S. Air ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Sunday it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen ... civilian women pilots trained by the U.S ...