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JOINT BASE CHARLESTON CARRIES FORWARD LEGACY TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
February 24, 2022 — Joint Base Charleston hosted a Black History Month Aviation Heritage Event featuring several units and aircraft from around the Air Force, Feb. 18-19, 2022. Accelerating the Legacy is an event that honors the past, develops the present, and promotes the future of the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen by focusing on professional development for military members and exposing students from elementary through high school-ages in the local community to aviation... MORE

Participants of the Accelerating the Legacy Showcase gather around Dr. Eugene J. Richardson Jr., Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, (Center), for a group photo at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 19, 2022. The Accelerating the Legacy Showcase honors the legacy of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen in a two-day event highlighting professional development and community outreach.

Tuskegee Airmen chapter attends Accelerating the Legacy event at Joint Base Charleston
February 25, 2021 — Joint Base Charleston hosted the Hiram E. Mann Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated chapter on base during the Accelerating the Legacy event to recognize them for their efforts to preserve the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps. They played an important part in changing the course of equality in the military... MORE

The Hiram E. Mann Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated Chapter and other Air Force members pose for a photo during the Accelerating the Legacy event, Feb. 19, 2021 on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The chapter was on base to celebrate and commemorate the legacy that the Tuskegee Airmen bring to the Air Force and celebrate African American Heritage Month.