Enola gay photos removed

While some pictures of the Enola Gay aircraft were removed from the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense site, other photographs remained on the sites, though reports state they were. High school students and perhaps those in American middle schools have heard of the exploits of those on the Enola Gay. However, as part of the bigoted approach known as ending DEI, the Trump administration removed the photos of the Enola Gay from the Defense Department images. The story.

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content. Shane joined Newsweek in February from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, including general news, politics, economics, business, and property. He is a graduate of the University of Lincoln, England. Languages: English.

Images of "Enola Gay," the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan are among those targeted by the U.S. military in an initiative to eliminate content related to diversity. By Nikki McCann Ramirez. How does one go about purging a federal department of all references to diversity, equity, and inclusion? An official told the AP that the total number of images removed could be significantly higher.

Photos of the Enola Gay WWII bomber, Black military pilots and the country’s first female fighter pilot are among the more than 26, images flagged for removal by the Pentagon for violating DEI. The database, which was confirmed by U. But the eventual total could be much higher. One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that have not been made public, said the purge could delete as many as , images or posts in total, when considering social media pages and other websites that are also being culled for DEI content.