Hegseth Removes Tuskegee Airmen and Colin Powell From Pentagon Displays

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the removal of Tuskegee Airmen displays and a tribute to former Secretary of State Colin Powell from Pentagon public spaces as part of a broader purge of what the administration called diversity-related content. Hegseth said the displays were inconsistent with a merit-based military culture. Veterans groups and historians condemned the removals as erasing documented military achievement.