June 27, 2022 Civilian Pilot Training Program offered pilot training to previously excluded groups President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Civilian Pilot Training Act into law June 27, 1939. Preceding the law was the Civilian Pilot Training Program, or CPTP, which aimed to train 20,000 civilian pilots a year for military service and meant individuals previously excluded from pilot training
Jan. 20, 2022 Tuskegee Airman, Air Force legend passes away at 102 Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman and Air Force legend, passed away at his residence in Bethesda, Md., Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102 years old.