https://www.nps.gov/tuai News releases from Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2026-04-02-stem-day.htm Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:59:00 EST TUSKEGEE, Ala. — On April 23, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site will host a STEM Day in recognition of the generous gift from Gary Webb of Piqua, Ohio. Webb is donating a remote-controlled P-51 Mustang model aircraft to the site. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2026-04-02-stem-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2024-01-19-tuai-and-semo-open-6-days-a-week.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:43:00 EST Starting on January 29, 2024, the National Park Service (NPS) will open the visitor centers at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site and Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail six days a week, Monday - Saturday. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2024-01-19-tuai-and-semo-open-6-days-a-week.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/double-victory-poetry-contest-2022.htm Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:37:00 EST Double Victory Poetry Contest 2022 https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/double-victory-poetry-contest-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/veterans-day-2021.htm Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:27:00 EST The National Park Service will commemorate Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, with special events and free admission to national parks for everyone. In support of the Joining Forces initiative, the NPS also recently launched a new interactive map on NPS.gov highlighting national parks near Department of Defense and Veterans Administration facilities nationwide. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/veterans-day-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/veteran-s-day-concert.htm Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:02:00 EST To honor the “Greatest Generation”, the famed accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen, and our nation’s veterans, the National Park Service will proudly host the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors for an outdoor concert at Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on November 11, 2021. The concert will begin at 2:00 pm CST https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/veteran-s-day-concert.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-announces-reopening-of-interpretive-center.htm Tue, 25 May 2021 05:52:00 EST Beginning May 28, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site will reopen Hangar 1 at a reduced capacity.   https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-announces-reopening-of-interpretive-center.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/memorial-day-bike-ride-honoring-fallen-tuskegee-airmen.htm Fri, 21 May 2021 05:52:00 EST Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (TUAI) is offering a socially-distanced group bike ride at 3 p.m. (CDT) on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, at Moton Field to honor fallen Tuskegee Airmen. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/memorial-day-bike-ride-honoring-fallen-tuskegee-airmen.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/wwii-era-flight-simulator-restored-at-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site.htm Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:06:00 EST With generous help from Friends of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Inc. the flight simulator inside Hangar 1 has been completely restored to a “like new” condition and appearance. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/wwii-era-flight-simulator-restored-at-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuin/learn/news/tuskegee-institute-nhs-tuskegee-airmen-nhs-and-selma-to-montgomery-nht-are-currently-accepting-applications-for-the-traditional-trades-apprenticeship-program.htm Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:38:00 EST Tuskegee Airmen NHS, Tuskegee Institute NHS, and Selma to Montgomery NHT are currently accepting applications for the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program. The program is open to ages 18-30 https://www.nps.gov/tuin/learn/news/tuskegee-institute-nhs-tuskegee-airmen-nhs-and-selma-to-montgomery-nht-are-currently-accepting-applications-for-the-traditional-trades-apprenticeship-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2_8_21_bhm-programming.htm Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:00:00 EST In observance of Black History Month 2021, the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site will feature special posts and recorded ranger programs on its Facebook page throughout the month of February. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2_8_21_bhm-programming.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2021-quarter-launch.htm Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:31:00 EST The reverse (tails) design of the coin depicts a Tuskegee Airmen pilot suiting up to join the fight during World War II with the Moton Field control tower in the background. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2021-quarter-launch.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-institute-national-historic-site-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-and-selma-to-montgomery-national-historic-trail-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:27:00 EST These National Park Sites are announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 20, 2020 all visitor contact stations and park Head Quarters, will be closed to the public until further notice. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-institute-national-historic-site-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-and-selma-to-montgomery-national-historic-trail-are-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2016-two-special-anniversaries.htm Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:56:00 EST The Tuskegee Airmen Celebrate 75 Years!!! The National Park Service Turns 100!!! Seventy-five years ago, on March 22, 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was activated at Chanute Field, Illinois. Thus began the military experiment whose participants came to be known as, The Tuskegee Airmen. On August 26, 1916 with the passage of the Organic Act, the National Park Service was created. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2016-two-special-anniversaries.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/Economic-Benefit-from-Tourism-to-Tuskegee-National-Historic-Sites.htm Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:11:00 EST Tourism to Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites create $1,935,100 in Economic Benefit; Report shows visitor spending supports 33 jobs in the local economy https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/Economic-Benefit-from-Tourism-to-Tuskegee-National-Historic-Sites.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2014-junior-ranger-summer-camp.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2014 07:11:00 EST Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites invite children 5 – 12 years of age to attend Junior Ranger Summer Camp 2014. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/2014-junior-ranger-summer-camp.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/junior-ranger-summer-camp-2013-get-out-and-do-something.htm Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:06:00 EST Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites invite children 5 – 12 years of age to attend Junior Ranger Summer Camp 2013. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/junior-ranger-summer-camp-2013-get-out-and-do-something.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/the-air-fields-of-the-tuskegee-airmen.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:49:00 EST This program will focus on various racially segregated Air Bases where the Tuskegee Airmen trained while preparing to fight in World War II. First learning how to fly J3 Piper Cubs at Kennedy Field, and then on to the PT-17 Stearman at Moton Field. From there, the Airmen would transfer to Tuskegee Army Air Field to receive training on more advanced aircraft like the BT-13 Valiant and the AT-6 Texan. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/the-air-fields-of-the-tuskegee-airmen.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/parks-accepting-applications-for-the-2013-ycc-program.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 09:27:00 EST Join the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and become an important member of a cadre of dedicated individuals who work and play in the national parks. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/parks-accepting-applications-for-the-2013-ycc-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/minister-louis-farrakhan-visits-historic-site.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:11:00 EST The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is no stranger to visits from celebrities, dignitaries, and icons, making Saturday, March 23rd an honor to welcome Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, his staff and the Mayor of Tuskegee, Johnny Ford. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/minister-louis-farrakhan-visits-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/red-tails-day-at-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:31:00 EST On Friday, January 20, historic Hangar One will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and visitors will be able to roam the museum to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen. https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/red-tails-day-at-tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/national-park-service-opens-tuskegee-airmen-historic-site.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST GRAND OPENING OF TUSKEGEE AIRMEN HISTORIC SITE HONORS NATION’S FIRST BLACK MILITARY AVIATORS Media Preview October 9 https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/national-park-service-opens-tuskegee-airmen-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-grand-opening-october-10.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site to celbrate Grand Opening October 10 through 12, 2008 https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-grand-opening-october-10.htm https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/100th-fighter-squadron-activated.htm Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST Tuskegee Airmen honored through activation of 100th Fighter Squadron https://www.nps.gov/tuai/learn/news/100th-fighter-squadron-activated.htm