JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Three Tuskegee Airmen joined Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., at Joint Base Andrews July 26 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the military and officially induct a PT-17 Stearman into the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The event recognized the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and their impact of ensuring Airmen as well as other service members can serve to their full potential.
On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, calling for the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces, renouncing 170 years of sanctioned discrimination. This crucial step forward inspired other parts of American society to move toward desegregation.
As the first all-Black American unit in WWII, the Tuskegee Airmen’s actions, accomplishments and experiences helped inspire Truman’s executive order. (Secretary of the Air Force 07/27/23) CSAF, Tuskegee Airmen recognize 75 years of trailblazing > Air Force > Article Display
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