Over the past week, we’ve chronicled what seems to be a widespread effort inside the US Air Force to defy President Trump’s order to shutter all DEI programs. This is something of a surprise. That the civilian agencies were going to try to ignore Trump was baked in (You Knew It Was Going to Happen: Gov’t Agencies Ignore Trump EO and Try to Sneak in DEI Under the Radar – RedState). When the executive order outlawing DEI hits universities and federal contractors, we will see a lot more imaginative resistance. That a military service would degrade itself in such a way is rather disappointing.
Earlier this week, there seemed to be a coordinated effort to hide DEI programs and staff by rebranding them (Has the USAF Decided That It Will Keep DEI No Matter What the Commander-in-Chief Has Ordered? – RedState). At Minot and Luke Air Force Bases, memos were…
