Defense Department Webpage on Jackie Robinson Goes Down, Then Returns amid Diversity Purge
A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day. That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — […]
Army, Navy Restore Webpages Highlighting Women's Service as Other Military Diversity Efforts Are Erased
The Army and Navy both have restored webpages they removed last week that featured the histories of female soldiers and sailors. The webpages for the U.S. Army Women’s Museum at Fort Gregg-Adams in Hopewell, Virginia, and the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command’s site highlighting women temporarily were taken offline to ensure that their content […]
Trump Wants to Undo Diversity Programs. Some Agencies React by Scrubbing US History and Culture
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The tails of the Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guard’s F-16s before them. It’s an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51 Mustangs during World War II. The squadron, which trained in the state, was the […]
President's Latest Order Gives Uniformed Military 30 Days to Eliminate Diversity Efforts
President Donald Trump footstomped his agenda to remove all diversity efforts within the ranks on Monday evening by issuing an executive order directly related to the military, a move that comes as the services are working to comply with similar actions issued on his first day in office. The executive order titled “Restoring America’s Fighting […]
Military Effort to Scrub Diversity Programs Leads to Dead Websites and Confusion
“Content not found.” That was the message Friday on the webpage for the Marine Corps’ Culture and Inclusion Branch located in Quantico, Virginia. The branch’s page previously featured messages such as “treating each Marine, despite diverse backgrounds, with care and respect are fundamental to cohesion.” But it was apparently pulled down this week as part […]
The US Military Takes Pride in Religious Diversity. Would Things Change if Pete Hegseth Takes Charge?
It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a hijab — as she became the first Muslim woman commissioned by the U.S. Army as a chaplain candidate. Presiding over the ceremony in June was Maj. Gen. Bill Green, the Army’s chief of […]
Army's Top Enlisted Leader Removed Diversity Consideration for Top Enlisted Roles
The Army’s top enlisted leader has removed key guidance that required diversity to be considered when selecting individuals to serve in upper-level noncommissioned officer positions, according to a memo reviewed by Military.com. Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer, the top enlisted leader of the force, recently issued new guidance on selecting command sergeants major […]
VMI’s Chief of Diversity Quits Amid Debate Over DEI
The chief diversity officer of the nation’s oldest state-supported military college, Virginia Military Institute, has turned in her resignation amid a debate among alumni over the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Jamica Love took on the new role in July 2021 — a month after a state-sanctioned report found VMI failed to address institutional […]