Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 28, 2025, and we’re back with your daily briefing on defense and global affairs. Here’s what’s making headlines today.

Tuskegee Airmen Legacy Stays in US Air Force Training, Says Hegseth

The US Air Force will continue teaching about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in basic training, even as President Trump enforces a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across federal agencies.

The Tuskegee Airmen, a pioneering group of Black pilots who flew hundreds of dangerous missions during World War II, remain a critical part of the curriculum, despite a review of DEI materials in the military.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ensured that lessons on these historical figures will stay, calling their removal unacceptable.

A brief delay in teaching the Tuskegee Airmen’s story during the review caused frustration, with Alabama Senator Katie Britt speaking out against any attempt to drop the lessons.