Images of Enola Gay deleted as part of Trump
What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos According to news reports, the Pentagon flagged files because of the word "gay.". Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Lolita C. Pentagon to remove Enola Gay photos under Trump DEI purge
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. The Department of Defense is planning to remove content related to the historic aircraft, the Enola Gay, as part of Donald Trump 's crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion DEI. The Defense Department has created a database, obtained by The Associated Press , of more than 26, images and posts that have been marked for deletion across all branches of the military. War heroes, military firsts and the Enola Gay are among
In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word “gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B aircraft Enola. Many of the images and posts, some of which include events celebrating minorities as well as significant milestones achieved by Black, Hispanic and female service members, had been removed as of Friday, according to a database obtained by The Associated Press. However, the flagging of some images — including one of the historic Enola Gay aircraft , the B that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during the final stages of World War II — has raised some questions about the criteria used by the Pentagon. 
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images
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. Images of "Enola Gay," the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan are among those targeted by the U. They are among a number of photos unrelated to DEI that have been mistakenly flagged, including those from an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California, seemingly because an engineer in the image had the last name "Gay.
Military to remove 'Enola Gay' photos for violating DEI rules
Photos of the Enola Gay aircraft, which dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, have been marked for deletion for having the word “Gay” in them. The Pentagon is deleting tens of thousands of images. In March , following U. President Donald Trump's orders to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from federal agencies, The Associated Press reported the Pentagon was purging images from its sites that violated the order. 
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The flagged images include notable milestones, such as: The Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black military pilots in U.S. history. The first women to graduate from Marine infantry training. The Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Additionally, some images appear to have been flagged due to errors. .
Defense Department to remove photos of WWII plane Enola Gay
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. . 
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One such case, the Associated Press reported Thursday, is a photograph of the Enola Gay, a World War II aircraft from which an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in August .