Thursday, January 16, 2014

Not your grandfather's Air Force

What has happened to the Air Force?  We learned last week that 11 Air Force officers on six U.S. bases worldwide have been implicated in an investigation of illegal drug possession; three of the officers were part of our nuclear program. This week we learn that at least 34 of the estimated 190 nuclear officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana either cheated on a monthly launch officer proficiency test, or knew colleagues had gamed the system and did nothing.

Are these incidents related to the ouster in October of Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, who was responsible for maintaining the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal? He was ousted for entertaining Russian women in Moscow while he was on official business. 

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