US Air Force Becoming a Christian Force? Erika Kirk Appointment Sparks Concern as DEI Is Scrapped at the Academy

US Air Force Becoming a Christian Force? Erika Kirk Appointment Sparks Concern as DEI Is Scrapped at the Academy

President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk — widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk and chief executive of Turning Point USA — to the United States Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors, a congressionally mandated oversight body that shapes curriculum, discipline, and cadet life at one of America's most influential officer training institutions. The appointment, confirmed by the White House on 10 March 2026, was made without a…