Days after Air Force erased first female Thunderbird pilot's achievements from website, the article is back

First female Thunderbird pilot removed from Air Force website

(U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.) — In an effort to comply with directives made by the Trump Administration, the U.S. Air Force recently removed online content honoring several trailblazing female pilots, including the first woman to fly with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Thunderbirds. According to the Department of Defense, Colonel Nichole Malachowski became the first woman in history to fly with the Thunderbirds in 2…

'Angry': First female Thunderbird pilot 'shocked' after Air Force yanked articles on her

Col. Nicole Malachowski was celebrated for being the first woman selected to fly Thunderbird #3 with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron and the first woman to fly on any Department of Defense military jet demonstration team. But all articles about her were yanked from websites in accordance with President Donald Trump's directive to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion content from government sites. The Air Force later told CNN in a state…

Days after Air Force erased first female Thunderbird pilot's achievements from website, the article is back

The U.S. Air Force had removed articles about Col. Malachowski to comply with directives targeting DEI content. Malachowski criticized the move as censorship.

Air Force Removes Content Honoring First Female Thunderbird

The U.S. Air Force has taken down online content celebrating female aviators in an effort to comply with federal directives to remove DEI material from government websites. According to Newsweek, the purge includes numerous webpages, images, videos and biographies that spotlighted groundbreaking achievements by women in military aviation. Among the most prominent removals was content featuring retired Colonel Nicole Malachowski, a 21-year Air Fo…