Press Releases

Statement from Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. in response to the Air Force ensuring Tuskegee Airmen’s story remains in training courses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2025 TUSKEGEE, Ala. ⸻ The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) appreciates the quick response from military leadership reassuring us that the stories of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) will remain a part of the Air Force’s training courses. We have spoken with several

Statement from Tuskegee Airmen Inc. in response to the removal of the Tuskegee Airmen Story from Air Force training courses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2025 TUSKEGEE, Ala. ꟷ The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) is disappointed and strongly opposed to the removal of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen’s story from the Air Force’s training courses, as part of a presidential executive order to suspend diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. The Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Announces the Launch of a new Flight Academy in New Orleans, LA

Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (TAI) is proud to announce the launch of its newest youth aviation training program, The Tuskegee Airmen Flight Academy of New Orleans.
The new flight academy will partner with the City of New Orleans’ Office of Workforce Development (OWD), to train up to 20 local high school students over the next 2 years at Lakefront Airport (airport code KNEW).

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day becomes law in Florida

House Bill 1227 establishes “Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day” in Florida.

The holiday is set to take place every fourth Thursday in March, and it will celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen.

2020 Veterans Day President’s Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Armistice ending the fighting of World War I was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1926, the US Congress officially recognized the end of World War I and declared that the anniversary of the Armistice should be commemorated with prayer and

Unsung heroes the Tuskegee Airmen get the Lucasfilm treatment

LucasFilm was working on a Veterans Day tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen.  This is the first article in the campaign.  The article was written by a 17-year-old high school student studying journalism.  LucasFilm felt it was a great way for him to learn his history and present the DOTA’s from a young person’s viewpoint. Read More

Air Force Chief of Staff, Academy Cadets, and Original Tuskegee Airmen connect via a virtual roundtable

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. interviewed two Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen, during a virtual roundtable, Oct. 20, 2020, in observance of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The event was part of the American Veterans Center’s 23rd Annual Veterans Conference.   Read More at U.S Air

Double-Victory Videos

As a companion to the action-adventure Red Tails (2012), Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War is a feature-length documentary that tells the full story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s experiences during World War II. With rare archival materials and original interviews with veterans, the film originally debuted on television and is now freely available as part of Lucasfilm’s educational

2020 TAI National President Post Annual Meeting Letter to Members

Ladies and Gentlemen,   We just concluded our 2020 TAI Annual Meeting, which was conducted as a webinar in lieu of our national convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A total of 299 members registered to participate; 219 joined the webinar.   Twenty-seven (27) individuals were honored and recognized as joining the Lonely Eagles Chapter

TAI Takes Measures to Protect Members and Communities

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