The Air Force Just Fired Two More Nuclear Missile Commanders

Business Insider ^ | Nov 4, 2014 | Robert Burns

[Whenifhow]

Adding to signs of distress in the nuclear force, the Air Force fired two commanders and disciplined a third in response to internal investigations of leadership lapses and misbehavior at two of its three intercontinental ballistic missile bases.

The most senior officer to be relieved was Col. Carl Jones, the No. 2 commander of the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, in charge of 150 of the Air Force's 450 Minuteman 3 nuclear ICBMs.

He was dismissed "for a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership abilities," and has been reassigned as a special assistant to the wing commander.

The actions Monday were confirmed to The Associated Press in response to an AP inquiry about an internal Air Force investigation of two commanders at the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which also is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 missiles. A separate investigation was conducted at F.E. Warren.

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"In four separate instances, Jones acted in a manner that degraded his status as a senior officer and wing leader including maltreating a subordinate," Sheets said.

The most recent incident involving Jones was in September and occurred at a thrift store operated on F.E. Warren by volunteers, Sheets said. According to the investigation report as described by Sheets, Jones went to the shop, called Airman's Attic, to discuss shopping hour policies.

"He hit the sign on the Airman's Attic door and repeatedly hit the shop's front counter while raising his voice, using profanity" and threatening to shut down the place, Sheets said.

[SpinnerWebb]

Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which also is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 missiles

Is this some kind of covert tip-off of what we house where?

[IronJack]

Wouldn’t want to drop the last word of that headline ...

[Whenifhow]

Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which also is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 missiles

Is this some kind of covert tip-off of what we house where?
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Could be?

[IronJack]

I suspect our enemies have long known where our missiles are. They could probably give us directions if we ever lost one.

[cuban leaf]

...miles to go before I sleep...

[southernmann]

Absolutely...no one even knew it was there until this got published.

[17th Miss Regt]

Nah. This is well known data by everyone interested.

[BenLurkin]

"He hit the sign on the Airman's Attic door and repeatedly hit the shop's front counter while raising his voice, using profanity"

[Lower Deck]

Is this some kind of covert tip-off of what we house where?

Can't be that covert. All you need to do is go to their website.

[GraceG]

The real story is who is going to be replacing them and how loyal they are to Obama......

[Individual Rights in NJ]

None of the reported behavior seems bad at all.

Looks like more anti-military/conservative/anti-progressive military purging.

Pretty soon we’ll have the people’s army/AF/navy!

[MrB]

They answered the question

“would you obey an order to launch on Texas”

incorrectly.

[Domangart]

You never ever mess with the wives club.

[pfflier]

There are several sites on the internet that give the coordinates of all Minuteman launch facilities. Also because of SALT and START requirements, the missile type and warhead loading of each site is known. Nothing secret about those.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Missile_Wing_LGM-30_Minuteman_Missile_Launch_Sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/341st_Missile_Wing_LGM-30_Minuteman_Missile_Launch_Sites

http://asuwlink.uwyo.edu/~jimkirk/warren-mm.html

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

A real crap job.

[BenLurkin]

Ah!

Makes sense.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yikes! A bird Colonel in charge of 150 nukes? What did he do...utter some sort of anti-pervert “slur”?

[drypowder]

will be replaced with Muslims

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