Editing Tuskegee Airmen (section)

==Legacy and honors==
[[File:A P-51 tail signed by surviving Tuskegee Airmen.jpg|thumb|upright|A tail signed by surviving Tuskegee Airmen located at the [[Palm Springs Air Museum]], [[Palm Springs, California]].]]
[[File:Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.JPG|thumb|The Hangar One Museum at the [[Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site]] at [[Moton Field Municipal Airport|Moton Field, Tuskegee, Alabama]].]]
[[File:Tuskegee Airman Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) George Watson Sr. is presented the Purple Heart medal by Congressman Christopher Smith and Col. Gina M. Grosso, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander.jpg|thumb|Congressman [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Christopher Smith]] presented the [[Purple Heart Medal]] to [[Tuskegee Airman]] Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) George Watson Sr. with then Col. [[Gina Grosso|Gina M. Grosso]], [[Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst]] commander in 2010]]
[[File:P-51C-18.jpg|thumb|The restored P-51 Mustang associated with the Tuskegee Airmen, now flown by [[Red Tail Project]] as described in ''[[Red Tail Reborn]]'']]
[[File:F-16B Fighting Falcon.png.jpg|thumb|A [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon]] on display at the [[Aviation Challenge]] campus of the [[U.S. Space & Rocket Center]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]; note its acknowledgement to the Tuskegee Airmen on its dorsal fin.]]
[[File:Tuskegee Airmen.png|thumb|The new redesigned Tuskegee Airmen Depot sticker.]]

On 29 March 2007, the Tuskegee Airmen were collectively awarded a [[Congressional Gold Medal]]<ref name=THOMAS>{{USBill|110|S.Con.Res.|15|pipe=S.Con.Res.15: A concurrent resolution authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on 29 March 2007, for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen}}</ref> at a ceremony in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|U.S. Capitol rotunda]].<ref name="Evans 2007">{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Ben |title=Tuskegee Airmen awarded Congressional Gold Medal |website=The Times and Democrat |date=2007-03-30 |url=https://thetandd.com/news/tuskegee-airmen-awarded-congressional-gold-medal/article_44fb187a-7858-5e15-8698-ffe78617203e.html |access-date=2023-07-07 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161626/https://thetandd.com/news/tuskegee-airmen-awarded-congressional-gold-medal/article_44fb187a-7858-5e15-8698-ffe78617203e.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The medal is currently on display at the [[Smithsonian Institution]].{{r|USAtoday_1}} The airfield where the airmen trained is now the [[Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site]].<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/tuai "Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314205533/http://www.nps.gov/tuai/ |date=14 March 2007 }}, nps.gov; retrieved 20 March 2010.</ref>

[[Thurgood Marshall]], the future Supreme Court justice, got his start defending Tuskegee bomber trainees. The 477th Bombardment Group was formed in 1944 to extend the so-called "Tuskegee experiment" by allowing black aviators to serve on bomber crews. The aim was to send pilots—many of them veterans of the original Tuskegee fighter group—back to the States for training on B-25 bombers. While in Indiana, some of the African-American officers were arrested and charged with mutiny after entering an all-white officers' club. Marshall, then a young lawyer, represented the 100 black officers who had landed in jail as a result of the confrontation. The men were soon released (although one was later convicted of violent conduct and fined).<ref name="Facts">[http://www.history.com/news/the-tuskegee-airmen-5-fascinating-facts "History in the Headlines: The Tuskegee Airmen: 5 Fascinating Facts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309032548/http://www.history.com/news/the-tuskegee-airmen-5-fascinating-facts |date=9 March 2013 }}, History.com, 20 January 2012; retrieved 9 July 2012.</ref>

Robert W. Williams Jr., a navigator/bombardier in the [[477th Fighter Group|477th Bombardment Group]], became a judge in the First Judicial District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 1979, he was elected to the Commonwealth Court, an appellate court, and the first African American to serve on that court. In 1985, he resigned from the court to run for the District Attorney of Philadelphia County. He was the first African American to successfully become a city-wide candidate for that office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pacchs.org/subsequent_bios.html|title=Subsequent Commissioned Judge Biographies - Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society|website=pacchs.org|df=dmy-all|access-date=2019-11-10|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029001703/http://pacchs.org/subsequent_bios.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 July 2023, Williams reached the age of 100, making him one of the last Tuskegee Airmen alive.<ref name="Greater Philadelphia Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. 2023">{{cite web | title=Judge Robert Wesley Williams, Jr., (1923- )Greater Philadelphia Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. | website=Greater Philadelphia Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. | date=2023-05-02 | url=https://phillyredtails.org/flight-officer-robert-wesley-williams-jr-1923/ | access-date=2023-07-07 | archive-date=7 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162538/https://phillyredtails.org/flight-officer-robert-wesley-williams-jr-1923/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Other members of the Tuskegee Airmen have made contributions in the world of business. [[Eugene Winslow]] founded Afro-Am Publishing in [[Chicago]], Illinois, which published ''Great Negroes Past and Present'' in 1963.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/07/11/eugene-winslow-81/ "Eugene Winslow, 81: Tuskegee Airman, Pioneering Designer"], ''Chicago Tribune'', 11 July 2001.</ref>

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. started his career in the early 1940s at Tuskegee, joining the Army Air Corps in July 1943. After the war ended, James stayed in what became the Air Force and flew missions in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1969, James was put in command of [[Wheelus Air Base]] outside of Tripoli.<ref name="Facts"/>

Four Tuskegee airmen went on to become generals. For keeping his cool in the face of Qaddafi's troops, James was appointed a [[brigadier general]] by President Nixon. He was not the only Tuskegee graduate to make flag rank. James followed in the footsteps of [[Benjamin O. Davis Jr.]], the original commander of the 332nd Fighter Group and the first black general in the U.S. Air Force. Another Tuskegee aviator, Lucius Theus, retired a major general after dedicating most of his 36-year career in the Air Force to improving the military's bureaucracy, helping to implement a direct deposit system for service members.<ref name="Facts"/> In 2019, at 100 years old, Colonel Charles McGee was promoted to honorary Brigadier General.<ref name=McGee/>

[[Coleman Young]] served in the 477th Medium-Bomber Group of the as a second lieutenant, bombardier, and navigator. As a lieutenant in the 477th, Young played a role in the Freeman Field Mutiny in 1945. Young later was elected mayor of Detroit, MI and served from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit.

In 2006, California Congressman [[Adam Schiff]] and Missouri Congressman [[William Lacy Clay Jr.]], led the initiative to create a commemorative postage stamp to honor the Tuskegee Airmen.<ref>Oblack, Sean. [http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Newsroom/Press+Releases/2006/Schiff+Votes+to+Honor+Tuskegee+Airmen.htm "Schiff Votes to Honor Tuskegee Airmen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726004155/http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Newsroom/Press+Releases/2006/Schiff+Votes+to+Honor+Tuskegee+Airmen.htm |date=26 July 2007}}, schiff.house.gov;, retrieved 20 March 2010.</ref>

The [[99th Flying Training Squadron]] flies [[T-1A Jayhawk]]s and, in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, painted the tops of the tails of their aircraft red. On 1 August 2008, Camp Creek Parkway, a portion of [[Georgia State Route 6|State Route 6]] in south Fulton County and in the City of East Point [[East Point, Georgia|near Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], was officially renamed in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen. The road is a highway that serves as the main artery into [[Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20072008/HR/1023|title=Georgia General Assembly (2008) House Resolution 1023 Act 745|date=14 May 2008|website=Georgia General Assembly Legislation|publisher=Georgia General Assembly|format=pdf|access-date=31 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202115259/http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20072008/HR/1023|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Heinz History Center]] in [[Pittsburgh]] presented an award to several [[Western Pennsylvania]] Tuskegee veterans, as well as suburban [[Sewickley, Pennsylvania]] dedicated a memorial to the seven from that municipality.<ref>Majors, Dan. [http://www.postgazette.com/pg/12021/1205112-455-0.stm "Real Tuskegee airman approves of new film about their service in WW II: One good tale"]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 21 January 2012; retrieved 5 February 2012.</ref> An exhibit was established at Pittsburgh International Airport in Concourse A.<ref>Ove, Torsten. [http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2013/09/13/Airport-exhibit-kicks-off-honors-for-Pittsburgh-s-Tuskegee-Airmen/stories/201309130161 "Tuskegee Airmen exhibit opens at airport"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321225539/http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2013/09/13/Airport-exhibit-kicks-off-honors-for-Pittsburgh-s-Tuskegee-Airmen/stories/201309130161 |date=21 March 2016 }}, post-gazette.com, 13 September 2013; accessed 5 January 2017.</ref>

On 9 December 2008, the Tuskegee Airmen were invited to attend the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inauguration of Barack Obama]], the first African-American elected as president. Retired Lt. William Broadwater, 82, of [[Upper Marlboro, Maryland]], a Tuskegee Airman, summed up the feeling. "The culmination of our efforts and others was this great prize we were given on 4 Nov.. Now we feel like we've completed our mission."<ref>Seelye, Katharine Q. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/us/politics/10inaug.html?hp "Tuskegee Airmen Invited to Obama Inauguration."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814090753/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/us/politics/10inaug.html?hp |date=14 August 2018 }} ''The New York Times'', 9 December 2008; retrieved 20 March 2010.</ref><ref>''We've Completed Our Mission''. ''Washington Post'', 13 December 2008, p. B01.</ref> More than 180 airmen attended 20 January 2009 inauguration.<ref>Longoria, R. Michael (20 January 2009). [https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/121359/inauguration-brings-tuskegee-airmen-to-bolling/ "Inauguration Brings Tuskegee Airmen to Bolling"], U.S. Air Force website; retrieved 5 April 2016.</ref>

In July 2009, 15-year-old [[Kimberly Anyadike]] became the youngest female African-American pilot to complete a [[transcontinental flight]] across the United States. She cited the Tuskegee Airmen as one of her biggest inspirations, and was accompanied on her trip by 87-year-old former Tuskegee Airman Levi Thornhill.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/15-yr-old-youngest-black-pilot-fly-cross-country-article-1.399825?barcprox=true|title=15-yr.-old becomes youngest black pilot to fly cross-country|work=NY Daily News|access-date=11 May 2018|language=en|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112145/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/15-yr-old-youngest-black-pilot-fly-cross-country-article-1.399825?barcprox=true|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial was erected at [[Lowcountry Regional Airport|Walterboro Army Airfield]], South Carolina, in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, their instructors, and ground support personnel who trained at the Walterboro Army Airfield during World War II.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 16, 1997 |title=Tuskegee Airmen honored with monument in South Carolina |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A19513567/BIC |journal=Jet |volume=92 |issue=4 |access-date=February 18, 2025 |via=Gale Research Complete}}</ref> In the 2010 [[Tournament of Roses Parade|Rose Parade]], the city of [[West Covina, California]] paid tribute to the "service and commitment of the Tuskegee Airmen" with a float, entitled ''"Tuskegee Airmen—A Cut Above"'', which featured a large bald eagle, two replica World War II ''"Redtail"'' fighter aircraft and historical images of some of the airmen who served. The float won the mayor's trophy as the most outstanding city entry—national or international.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In June 1998, the Ohio Army and Air National Guard opened a jointly operated dining hall. They dedicated the new dining facility called the "Red Tail Dining Facility" to the Tuskegee Airmen. The facility is operated at the Rickenbacker ANG base outside of [[Columbus Ohio]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In 2008, the Tuskegee Airmen were inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]] at the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1578643974}}.</ref>

In January 2012, [[MTA Regional Bus Operations]] officially changed the name of its 100th Street depot in New York City to the [[Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations#Tuskegee Airmen Depot|Tuskegee Airmen Depot]]. In 2012, [[George Lucas]] produced ''[[Red Tails]]'', a film based on the experiences of the Tuskegee Airmen.<ref>della Cava, Marco R. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-01-04/george-lucas-on-red-tails-tuskegee-airmen/52378382/1 "George Lucas' 'Red Tails' salutes Tuskegee Airmen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104155405/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-01-04/george-lucas-on-red-tails-tuskegee-airmen/52378382/1 |date=4 November 2012 }}, ''USA Today'', 5 January 2012.</ref>

In November 2013, the [[New York City Council]]  voted to permanently rename South Road in [[Jamaica, Queens]] to Tuskegee Airmen Way. The change took effect on November 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/eastern/council-names-road-for-tuskegee-airmen/article_f9d4633c-44d6-55e7-9a09-ac38d40405b4.html|title=Council names road for Tuskegee Airmen|date=27 November 2013|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Aldine Independent School District]] in [[Harris County, Texas]] named [[Benjamin O. Davis High School]] in honor of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/First-day-comes-with-grade-school-glitches-3819578.php|title=First day comes with grade-school glitches|date=12 August 2012|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|access-date=16 February 2017|archive-date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223506/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/First-day-comes-with-grade-school-glitches-3819578.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 6, 2014, a 17-mile section of I-80 between [[Vacaville|Vacaville, CA]] and [[Davis, CA]], near [[Travis Air Force Base]], was named the "Tuskegee Airman Memorial Highway."<ref>
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In December 2014, [[Interstate 75 in Michigan]] was named the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Highway."

On 16 September 2019, the USAF officially named the winning [[T-X program]] aircraft the "[[Boeing T-7 Red Hawk|T-7A Red Hawk]]" as a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, who painted their airplanes' tails red, and to the [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]], one of the aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1960964/air-force-announces-newest-red-tail-t-7a-red-hawk/ |title=Air Force announces newest Red Tail: 'T-7A Red Hawk' |website=AF.mil |publisher=Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=21 November 2019 |quote='The name Red Hawk honors the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen and pays homage to their signature red-tailed aircraft from World War II,' Donovan said. 'The name is also a tribute to the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, an American fighter aircraft that first flew in 1938 and was flown by the 99th Fighter Squadron, the U.S. Army Air Forces' first African American fighter squadron.' |archive-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920150648/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1960964/air-force-announces-newest-red-tail-t-7a-red-hawk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/afa-air-space/2019/09/16/this-is-the-name-of-the-air-forces-new-training-jet/ |title=This is the name of the Air Force's new training jet |website=Defense News |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219065644/https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/afa-air-space/2019/09/16/this-is-the-name-of-the-air-forces-new-training-jet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 February 2020, McGee brought out the commemorative coin for the [[Super Bowl]] coin flip.<ref name=McGee>[https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/02/02/tuskegee-airman-col-charles-mcgee-participates-in-super-bowl-liv-coin-toss/ Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles McGee Presents Coin In Super Bowl LIV Coin Toss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205031027/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/02/02/tuskegee-airman-col-charles-mcgee-participates-in-super-bowl-liv-coin-toss/ |date=5 February 2020 }},''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', 2 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/tuskegee-airman-brings-out-coin-for-super-bowl-coin-flip.html |title=Tuskegee Airman brings out coin for Super Bowl coin flip |website=al.com |publisher=Advance Local |date=2 February 2020 |access-date=2 February 2020 |quote='Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee, 100, brought out the commemorative coin for the Super Bowl coin flip and handed it to NFL referee Bill Vinovich.' |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203151008/https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/tuskegee-airman-brings-out-coin-for-super-bowl-coin-flip.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, the [[United States Mint]] issued an [[America the Beautiful quarters|America the Beautiful quarter]] commemorating the [[Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site]]. The coin depicts a Tuskegee Airman suiting up with two [[North American P-51 Mustang|P-51 Mustangs]] flying overhead and the motto "They fought two wars".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/america-the-beautiful-quarters/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site |title=Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Quarter |website=U.S. Mint |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-date=17 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517072340/https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/america-the-beautiful-quarters/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 25 April 2021, [[NASCAR]] Cup Series driver [[Erik Jones]] honored the Airmen with a paint scheme at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] similar to the design of the [[P-51 Mustang]] they flew in World War II. Jones led 7 laps in the race, but crashed while running fourth on the final lap, and had to settle for a 27th-place finish.<ref name="Joint Base San Antonio 2021">{{cite web |title=Air Force Recruiting unveils Tuskegee Airmen paint scheme for Indy 500 and NASCAR races |website=Joint Base San Antonio |date=2021-04-20 |url=https://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/2578633/air-force-recruiting-unveils-tuskegee-airmen-paint-scheme-for-indy-500-and-nasc/ |access-date=2021-05-05 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426034754/https://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/2578633/air-force-recruiting-unveils-tuskegee-airmen-paint-scheme-for-indy-500-and-nasc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Tuskegee_Airmen_07-26-2023.jpg|thumb|Tuskegee Airmen at the Aircraft Exchange ceremony July 26, 2023]]
A commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the official desegregation of the US military during which several Tuskegee Airmen were present was held on 26 July 2023 at [[Joint Base Andrews]] in Maryland.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Stecker, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs |first=Staff Sgt Olivia B. |date=2023-07-27 |title=CSAF, Tuskegee Airmen recognize 75 years of trailblazing |url=https://www.jba.af.mil/News/Article/3474070/csaf-tuskegee-airmen-recognize-75-years-of-trailblazing/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[Joint Base Andrews]] |language=en |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806080412/https://www.jba.af.mil/News/Article/3474070/csaf-tuskegee-airmen-recognize-75-years-of-trailblazing/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Pérez-Moreno |first=Heidi |date=2023-07-27 |title=Tuskegee Airmen, including D.C. native, honored at Joint Base Andrews |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/07/26/tuskegee-airmen-andrews-aircraft/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727094945/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/07/26/tuskegee-airmen-andrews-aircraft/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the event, a [[Boeing-Stearman Model 75|PT-17 Stearman]] was officially inducted to the National Museum of the Air Force, located at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base|Wright-Patterson AFB]] in Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=Air Force gains a piece of Tuskegee Airmen history 75 years after military segregation ends |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7936162/air-force-gains-piece-tuskegee-airmen-history-75-years-after-military-segregation-ends |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=DVIDS |language=en |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806075946/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7936162/air-force-gains-piece-tuskegee-airmen-history-75-years-after-military-segregation-ends |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=Air Force gains a piece of Tuskegee Airmen history 75 years after military segregation ends |url=https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2003269918/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.defense.gov |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806075945/https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2003269918/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most Tuskegee pilots were originally trained on the Stearman-class aircraft.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

In 2023, the Pentagon identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, whose P-51C Mustang crashed during a bomber escort mission over Regensburg Germany in October 1944. After Lt. Brewer's plane crashed he was declared missing in action. In July 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) exhumed a set of previously unidentified remains and positively identified them through lab tests as belonging to Brewer. He was laid to rest with military honors at Salisbury National Cemetery in his home state of North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/flight-home-tuskegee-airman-laid-rest-80-years/story?id=105417846|title=Tuskegee airman laid to rest nearly 80 years after he went missing|last1=Merchan|first1=Davi|last2=Negussie|first2=Tesfaye|website=ABC News|access-date=7 December 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207142344/https://abcnews.go.com/US/flight-home-tuskegee-airman-laid-rest-80-years/story?id=105417846|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/story/pentagon-identifies-remains-of-north-carolina-tuskegee-airman-after-79-years/21031899/|title=Pentagon identifies remains of North Carolina Tuskegee Airman after 79 years|date=3 September 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904174210/https://www.wral.com/story/pentagon-identifies-remains-of-north-carolina-tuskegee-airman-after-79-years/21031899/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3513337/pilot-accounted-for-from-wwii-brewer-f/|title=Pilot Accounted for from WWII (Brewer, F.)|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904174845/https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3513337/pilot-accounted-for-from-wwii-brewer-f/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 28, 2024, President Joseph Biden issued a [https://bluntrochester.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4115 national letter] to recognize Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. In an effort led by Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) and Vanessa Butler in partnership with the [https://www.ecctai.org East Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated] and [https://tuskegeeairmen.org Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated], Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day is typically celebrated on the 4th Thursday in March annually.

In January 2025, United States Air Force lesson plans and training courses, which included some videos of the Tuskegee Airmen, were suspended in compliance with the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]]’s anti-[[Diversity, equity, and inclusion|DEI]] orders.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-25 |title=U.S Air Force removes course that included videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tuskegee-airmen-wasps-lesson-removed-us-air-force-curriculum-memo-dei-order/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The suspension was not because of the Tuskegee Airmen videos, rather the course contained other material specific to a DEI program, separate from the Tuskegee Airmen videos. Shortly after, secretary of Defense [[Pete Hegseth]] tweeted his support for reinstatement of the Tuskegee Airman videos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crown |first=Kayode |date=2025-01-26 |title=Hegseth: Removal of Tuskegee Airmen video after DEI order ‘will not stand’ |url=https://www.al.com/news/2025/01/hegseth-removal-of-tuskegee-airmen-video-after-dei-order-will-not-stand.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=al |language=en}}</ref> The videos were soon reintroduced, though the other class material was change to comply with the Trump administration's executive orders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Losey |first=Stephen |date=2025-01-27 |title=Air Force reinstates course with Tuskegee Airmen video after outcry |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/01/27/air-force-reinstates-course-with-tuskegee-airmen-video-after-outcry/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Air Force Times |language=en}}</ref>