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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. 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.
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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. Historical images, totaling over 26, photos, were selected to be removed from the DEI website in preparation to follow Trump's order in opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion , or the "DEI purge," as it is now widely being referred to as. In addition, photos of a historical aircraft engraved with the word "gay" was among one of them being targeted. The Pentagon is Deleting Thousands of Photos as Part of a DEI
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. I mages 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. 
World War II Enola Gay Aircraft Targeted By Pentagon DEI Purge
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. 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.
Pentagon Wipes Records of Famed WWII Plane 'Enola Gay' in DEI
References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and online posts as part of a DEI purge, presumably because of the word. .
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images
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. . Pentagon to remove ‘Enola Gay' WWII aircraft photos for
One of the unexpected images flagged for removal is of a prominent WWII bomber aircraft called the Enola Gay, presumably because the name "Gay" was visible in the photos. . Pentagon to remove Enola Gay photos under Trump DEI purge
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. .