The Tuskegee Airmen, an active fighter unit from 1940 to 1952, were the first soldiers who flew during World War II. The group destroyed more than 100 German aircraft.

Tuskegee Airmen Pearlee E Saunders, Leroy Bowman, William M Gordon and Lloyd Singletary studying maps before flying a fighter plane at Tuskegee Army Flying School, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1942.

US Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) ... Dec. 6, 2019. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102.

Air Force To Resume Training Videos Featuring Tuskegee Airmen After Review. Britt, a Republican, ... — Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 26, 2025.

Alabama Sen. Kate Britt spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., who was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.

Months later, Britt was the first Republican to defend the Tuskegee Airmen from perceived attempts to undermine President Donald Trump’s executive orders limiting diversity, equity, and ...

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, praised the Tuskegee Airmen and called the removal of the materials “malicious compliance” in a Sunday post on X, formerly Twitter.

President Trump celebrated and honored the Tuskegee Airmen,” Britt posted. “These role models will continue to inspire the next generation of courageous, selfless American servicemembers ...

The move prompted Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., to post Sunday on social platform X, tagging Hegseth, ... valiant fighting force than the Tuskegee Airmen,” Britt wrote.

The airmen were trained at Tuskegee University in Britt’s home state. In response, newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted, “Amen! We’re all over it Senator.

Britt, in her statement, said the lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen’s story isn’t about DEI but “rather greatness shattering a glass ceiling,” and she credited Trump, during his inaugural ...

Alabama Sen. Kate Britt spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., who was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.