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An Air Force sergeant convicted of exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in military prison and will be dishonorably discharged after serving his time. A court martial judge earlier found Tech. Sgt. David Gutierrez guilty on seven of eight counts of aggravated assault and violating his commander's order to notify partners about his HIV status and use condoms. The judge also convicted Gutierrez of indecent acts for having sex in front of others and eight counts of adultery. The judge, Lt. Col. William Muldoon, delivered the sentence after a brief hearing,...

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2007 – Despite being shot down over Iraq and nearly losing an eye, Air Force Tech Sgt. Christian MacKenzie remains committed to the Air Force and his love of flying. Then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper visits Tech. Sgt. Christian MacKenzie at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. MacKenzie, who served as a special operations Pave Low flight engineer, was shot down in Fallujah, Iraq, April 13, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. For nearly 10 years, life was good for MacKenzie. He’d found his...