Hegseth's DEI Purge Leads Naval Academy to Pull 400 Books (Connecting the Dots: West Point, Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Defense, Center for a New American Security, The Atlantic Council of the United States & Soros Funding, All Networking, For the Control of Our Military)
Newsmax.com
Tuesday,
01 April 2025 08:27 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/military-academies-dei-pete-hegseth/2025/04/01/id/1205276/
The
U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being
told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office to review and get rid of ones
that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, U.S officials said Tuesday.
Academy
officials were told to review the library late last week, and an initial search
had identified about 900 books for a closer look. They decided on nearly 400 to
remove and began doing so Monday, finishing before Hegseth arrived for a visit
Tuesday that had already been planned and was not connected to the library
purge, officials said. A list of the books has not yet been made available.
Pulling
the books off the shelves is another step in the Trump administration's
far-reaching effort to eliminate DEI content from federal agencies, including
policies, programs, online and social media postings, and curricula at schools.
The
Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the Air Force Academy near Colorado
Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Military Academy in West
Point, New York,
had not been included in President Donald Trump's executive order in January
that banned DEI instruction, programs, or curricula in kindergarten through
12th grade schools that receive federal funding. That is because the academies
are colleges.
Pentagon
leaders, however, suddenly turned their attention to the Naval Academy last
week when a media report noted that the school had not removed books that
promoted DEI. A U.S. official said the academy was told late last week to
conduct the review and removal. It isn't clear if the order was directed by
Hegseth or someone else on his staff.
A West
Point official confirmed that the school had completed a review of its
curriculum and was prepared to review library content if directed by the Army. The Air Force and Naval academies
had also done curriculum reviews as had been required.
An Air
Force
Academy official said
the school continually reviews its curriculum, coursework, and other materials
to ensure it all complies with executive orders and Defense Department
policies. Last week, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, the Air Force Academy
superintendent, told Congress that the school was in the middle of its course
review, but there was no mention of books.
The
officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss academy policies.
Hegseth
has aggressively pushed the department to erase DEI programs and online
content; but the campaign has been met with questions from angry lawmakers,
local leaders, and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense
Department websites
and social media pages.
In
response, the department has scrambled to restore some of those posts as their
removals have come to light.
The
confusion about how to interpret the DEI policy was underscored Monday as Naval
Academy personnel mistakenly removed some photos of distinguished female Jewish
graduates from a display case as they prepared for Hegseth's visit. The photos
were put back.
In a
statement, the Navy
said it is aware that photos were mistakenly removed from the Naval Academy
Jewish Center. It said U.S. Naval Academy leadership was immediately taking
steps to review and correct the unauthorized removal.
Hegseth
spoke with students and had lunch at the academy Tuesday, but media were not
invited or allowed to cover the visit.
Connecting
the Dots:
Barry R.
McCaffrey was a professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West
Point) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank).
Andrew
Goodpaster was a superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy
(West Point) and a chairman for the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank).
Daniel W.
Christman was a superintendent for the U.S. Military Academy
(West Point) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank).
George A. Joulwan was
a professor at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and is a
director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Center
for American Progress.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was a supporter for the Center for American
Progress and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center
for American Progress and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Patrick J. Murphy is
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a
board of visitor’s member for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
Frederic V. Malek is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a board
of visitor’s member for the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank), a director at the General Dynamics Corporation
and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
George A. Joulwan
was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a professor at
the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and is a director at
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Michael P.C. Carns was a director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), and a general for the U.S. Air
Force.
John A. Gordon was
a general for the U.S. Air Force and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Richard L. Lawson was
a general for the U.S. Air Force and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Joseph W. Ralston was
a general for the U.S. Air Force and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Brent Scowcroft was
the lieutenant general for the U.S. Air Force and is the interim
chairman; for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Charles F. Wald was
a general for the U.S. Air Force and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Herbert M.
Allison Jr. was a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and an officer for the U.S. Navy.
Edmund P.
Giambastiani Jr. was an admiral for the U.S. Navy and is a
director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Charles R. Larson was
an admiral for the U.S. Navy and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Sean O'Keefe was
the secretary for the U.S. Navy and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Norman W. Ray was
a vice admiral for the U.S. Navy and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
R. James Woolsey was
the undersecretary for the U.S. Navy and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Daniel W.
Christman was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army.
Wesley K. Clark is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a general in the U.S. Army.
George A. Joulwan is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a general in the U.S. Army.
Barry R.
McCaffrey was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and a general in the U.S. Army.
Robert W.
RisCassi was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and a general in the U.S. Army.
Carl E. Vuono is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a general in the U.S. Army.
Eric K. Shinseki was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
a general in the U.S. Army and the secretary at the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs for the Barack Obama
administration.
Togo D. West Jr. is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
the secretary for the U.S. Army, the secretary at the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs and the general counsel for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
U.S.
Department of Defense oversees the U.S. Army, the U.S.
Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.
Richard L.
Armitage was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Harold Brown is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Frank C. Carlucci is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Eric S. Edelman is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Evelyn N. Farkas is
a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a deputy assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Sherri W. Goodman is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was a deputy undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Stephen J. Hadley is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
James L. Jones
Jr. is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a commander, U.S. European Command for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Zalmay Khalilzad is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an assistant deputy undersecretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Franklin D.
Kramer is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and was an assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Jan M. Lodal is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was a principal deputy undersecretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
William J. Lynn is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
James N. Miller is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Judith A. Miller is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was a general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Philip A. Odeen is
a lifetime director for the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a deputy assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Sean O'Keefe is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was a comptroller & CFO for the U.S. Department of Defense.
William J. Perry is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Walter B. Slocombe is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
William H. Taft
IV is a lifetime director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and was a general counsel for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Togo D. West Jr. is
a lifetime director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank) and was a general counsel for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Dov S. Zakheim is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Henry E. Catto was
a chair emeritus for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank) and an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Edwin Dorn was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Chas. W. Freeman
Jr. was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and an assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Jacques S.
Gansler was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) and an undersecretary at the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Chuck Hagel was
a chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Paul G. Kaminski was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Arnold Kanter was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Robert S. McNamara was
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and a secretary for the U.S. Department of
Defense.
James R.
Schlesinger was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense
and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), a co-chairman for the Albright
Stonebridge Group and a director at the Center for a New American
Security.
Richard R. Verma was
a counselor for the Albright Stonebridge Group and an advisory
board member for the Center for a New American Security.
Albright Group
LLC is a merged company with the Albright Stonebridge Group.
Albright Group
LLC was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security.
U.S. Department of Defense was a contributor for the Center
for a New American Security.
U.S. Air Force was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Army was a
contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
John A. Nagl was
a lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Army and is an advisory board
member for the Center for a New American Security.
Dell L. Dailey was
a lieutenant general for the U.S. Army and is an advisory board
member for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Coast Guard was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Marine
Corps was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security.
Gregory S.
Newbold was a lieutenant general for the U.S. Marine Corps
and a director at the Center for a New American Security.
Arnold L. Punaro was
a major general for the U.S. Marine Corps and is an advisory board
member for the Center for a New American Security.
John R. Allen was
a general for the U.S. Marine Corps and is a director at the Center
for a New American Security.
Resources:
Past Research
West
Point Now Teaches Critical Race Theory (Connecting the Dots: West Point to
Soros) (Past Research on West Point)
Thursday,
June 23, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/06/west-point-now-teaches-critical-race.html
Commander-In-Chief
Obama Silent On West Point Cadets ‘Black Power’ Controversy (Orchestrated!) (Past Research on West Point)
Tuesday,
May 10, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/05/commander-in-chief-obama-silent-on-west.html
Hagel
calls for review of US nuclear force (Past Research
on the U.S. Navy & U.S. Air Force)
Friday,
January 24, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/hagel-calls-for-review-of-us-nuclear.html
Jade
Helm 15: Controversial military exercise starts Wednesday (Past Research on the U.S. Army)
Wednesday,
September 30, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/09/jade-helm-15-controversial-military.html
Witch
Hunt By Navy Brass Against Decorated Chaplain for Expressing Traditional
Marriage View (Past Research on the Center for a
New American Security)
Tuesday,
March 24, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/03/witch-hunt-by-navy-brass-against.html
Madeleine
Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In
The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine
Albright)
Thursday,
March 24, 2022
