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Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship.

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Jessica "STING" Peterson is a flight test engineer who has worked with the Air Force for nearly 20 years .

In February , Peterson found out that many articles highlighting her accomplishments or written by her would be removed.

Peterson : I'm concerned that there will be fewer opportunities for women and minorities in the workforce.

Two more news blurbs about our US women's soccer team flyover were deleted from other Air Force websites.

A Department of the Air Force spokesperson told BI that 45,000 pieces of content have been removed.

The spokesperson did not specify which keywords were used to locate the content for removal.

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81

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Article tone

informal

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English

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47

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short-lived

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