President’s Trump's push to eliminate DEI from Federal agencies through Executive Orders almost took out the story of an unlikely casualty: The Tuskegee Airmen.

Following swift backlash from legislators, retired military personnel, and others, the U.S. Air Force confirmed to USA TODAY Monday it will resume teaching its recruits about the first Black airmen in the nation’s military.

The removal of videos honoring Black and female WWII pilots sparked widespread outrage . The Air Force has since reversed its decision, dismissing the controversy as a "rumor."