The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy to permanently end race-based admissions policies, concluding a lawsuit brought by Students for Fair Admissions Inc. The group, which has successfully challenged affirmative action in higher education, dropped its legal challenges this week after the Trump administration secured the agreement.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is one of five U.S. military installations currently being assessed for the Air Force’s new Deployable Combat Wings model. If selected, the base could gain approximately 200 additional airmen and their families, enhancing its role in national defense.
