A political cartoon by Gary McCoy depicts a gray helicopter with a multicolored dome labeled DEI on its rotor assembly. The aircraft features red main rotor blades and a wind turbine mounted on the tail section.

The illustration appears amid ongoing reviews by the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy under the Trump administration. These reviews target diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies including the U.S. Agency for International Development.

A January 2025 midair collision involving a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport prompted renewed questions about training standards and hiring practices. The cartoon uses the helicopter as a symbol to connect those concerns with broader critiques of DEI mandates in government operations.

McCoy's work, distributed through Cagle Cartoons, aligns with arguments that such policies may compromise operational effectiveness in critical sectors like aviation and humanitarian aid. The image offers a visual shorthand for debates that intensified after the collision and subsequent DOGE announcements targeting federal spending and workforce policies.