Enola Gay, DEI

Trump Admin Slammed As ‘Stupidest’ Ever After Linking WWII Jet ‘Enola Gay’ To DEI
Just to be clear, Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, not... a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Pete Hegseth Banned Images of ‘Enola Gay’ WWII Plane in DEI Crackdown
In Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s quest to nix all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content, some photos on the department’s website and online posts appear to be marked for deletion just because they include the word “gay”—regardless of what the context is.
Pentagon to remove Enola Gay bomber 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 26,000 images flagged for removal by the Pentagon for violating DEI
Down with the Enola Gay? Defense Department purging digital materials under Trump's DEI orders
References to WWII Medal of Honor winners, women veterans, and even the Enola Gay aircraft were marked for deletion.
Pete Hegseth's anti-diversity purge at Pentagon leads to embarrassing Enola Gay photo gaffe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth anti-diversity crusade reportedly led to his department deleting photos of the infamous World War II bomber Enola Gay.
Military DEI photo purge set to erase Medal of Honor recipient
In addition to removing photos of a Medal of Honor recipient, some of the photos in the military's DEI purge seemed to be included just because the caption included the word "gay," even as a last name.
What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos
In March 2025, following U.S. 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.
The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge
Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
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'Bonkers': Hegseth ridiculed as Enola Gay photos swept up in DEI purge over word 'gay'
Critics unloaded on new Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth after a new report Thursday night that references to a World War II Medal ...
Enola Gay Aircraft—And Other Historic Items—Inaccurately Targeted Under Pentagon’s Anti-DEI Purge
References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and ...
Pentagon Wipes Records of Famed WWII Plane 'Enola Gay,' Named After the Pilot's Mom, Because 'DEI Is Dead'
A Defense Department purge of apparent DEI content has led to thousands of historic images and stories getting flagged for ...
Enola Gay falls victim to Pentagon DEI purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made no secret of his disdain for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the ...
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Pete Hegseth Mocked After Photos of WWII Bomber Flagged for Removal Because of ‘Gay’ in Its Name: ‘It’s a Plane, Not a Drag Queen!’
It’s Enola’s revenge. Critics of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are dropping truth bombs on him after he ordered the purge of ...
Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
The Department of Defense is flagging photos of the Tuskegee Airmen and "Enola Gay" bomber in its purge of DEI content.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s 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 ...
The White House’s find-and-replace problem becomes even more embarrassing
Why did the Pentagon reportedly flag photos of the Enola Gay for removal? Apparently because of the word “gay” in the plane’s name.