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Trans Army Pilot: ‘I was not surprised by the hate. This is my reality.’

Updated 12:03 PM EST, Sat February 1, 2025

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Trans Army Pilot: "I was not surprised by the hate. This is my reality."

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Jo Ellis, a transgender Black Hawk pilot with 15 years of U.S. military service, addresses the hate and threats she received online after she was wrongfully accused of flying the helicopter in the fatal DC plane crash. Note: Ellis' views are her own, not necessarily representing the U.S. Army or Dept. of Defense.

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