Racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces includes the separation of white and non-white American troops, bans on people of color serving in the military, and restrictions of people of color to supporting roles in the military. Since the American Revolution, each branch of the Armed Forces has implemented different policies surrounding racial segregation. Though Executive Order 9981 officially ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948, some forms of racial segregation continued until after the Korean War. The US government prohibited black soldiers from being stationed on the US base in Keflavík, Iceland until the 1970s and 1980s, due to a request from the Icelandic government.
