{"id":45427,"date":"2021-01-06T22:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T22:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/06\/air-force-orders-units-to-toss-offensive-morale-patches-mottos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:45:43","slug":"air-force-orders-units-to-toss-offensive-morale-patches-mottos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/06\/air-force-orders-units-to-toss-offensive-morale-patches-mottos\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force orders units to toss offensive morale patches, mottos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is conducting a sweep of its emblems, morale patches, nicknames, and other symbols to weed out those that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/12\/21\/consistent-widespread-racial-disparities-hurt-black-airmen-ig-study-finds\/\" target=_blank>racist, sexist or otherwise offensive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. 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