Air Force Brass Order Removal of All Offensive, Non-Inclusive Patches, Mottos and Emblems Bill Butler, Air Combat Command deputy command historian, makes edits to the annual history report at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 24, 2017. (Tristan Biese/U.S. Air Force) 8 Jan 2021 Commanders have until Feb. 21 to review their units' emblems, morale patches, mottos, nicknames, coins and other heraldry and insignia and remove any that are racist, sexist or derogatory, the Air Force announced Tuesday. Starting at the squadron level and moving up, commanders must abolish symbols that are derogator...