Posted on 03/03/2023 6:31:25 AM PST by Twotone
Six US Air Force personnel were fired for failing to ensure the safety and security of the country’s nuclear stockpile.
Two commanders and four subordinates were relieved of duty at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota after their units failed an inspection, according to CNN.
The base houses strategic bombers and missile silos, two branches of America’s “nuclear triad” military structure. Both Commanders were part of the 5th Mission Support Group and the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
The news organisation says that the security inspection is a pass/fail test and that the results are classified. There is no suggestion that the inspection failure had anything to do with the actual handling of the nuclear weapons themselves, said CNN.
Colonel Brus Vidal, director of public affairs at the Air Force Global Strike Command, refused to confirm the exact nature of the failed test.
“We have deliberate and disciplined inspection protocols and we expect 100 per cent compliance,” Col Vidal told CNN. “Anything less than 100 per cent compliance is unacceptable. It’s that important to us.”
Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement that the two commanders had been relieved of duty “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties.”
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But it’s OK to let Chinese spy balloons fly over the missile sites.
America’s new motto is “Whatever!”
“Six US Air Force employees fired for failing to keep nuclear weapons stockpile secure”
In their defense, at least they weren’t stealing luggage.
Or using the wrong pronouns!
How can we possibly have equity with vicious racist tests like this?
;-)
Of course, the Air Force doesn’t discuss this stuff. So, the assumption that this is about security checks is speculation and rumor.
The other rumors are more salacious and actually make more sense.
But, all of it is speculation.
Be a good time to study for your next job !
Timing. This happens right after the balloons pass overhead.
(Although these days they're not "SAC" they're US Strategic Command, or USSTRATCOM.)
Maybe there was luggage stealing, given that the officers fired were the supply sq commander and his boss, the base commander
Too many unfilled repair requests in base housing?
Not enough gear for the security police?
ORI’s of the support units go after the big stuff
"To err is human, to forgive is not SAC policy"
The logo associated with this quote is priceless.
“we expect 100 per cent compliance,” Col Vidal told CNN. “Anything less than 100 per cent compliance is unacceptable.”
1) Someone wasn’t wearing their mask while outdoors alone.
2) One officer had the flu and was excused from a mandatory LQBTQxPedo sensitivity training session.
But it’s OK for Mrs. Bill Clinton to give the Russians thousands of Secret and Top-secret documents via her unsecured server.
I had several classmates who got their MBA’s sitting in silos in the Dakotas.
AND it’s no biggie that the person in charge of deploying these weapons would be considered “combat ineffective” in the very military that he is C in C of .
You can’t make this crap up.
Maybe, just maybe, diversity is not our strength
Maybe that’s how Joe learned about the violations of protocol. /s
Inquiring minds...
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