Malmstrom Wing Commander Resigns In Wake Of Nuke Cheating Scandal

摘要

The Air Force has fired nine mid-level officers and accepted the resignation of a tenth in the fallout from a cheating scandal at a Montana Air Force base that operates intercontinental ballistic missiles. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, speaking at a March 27 briefing, said nine officers in leadership positions at Malmstrom Air Force Base were recommended for removal from their positions for failing to adequately oversee their crews. And Col. Robert Stanley, the commander of the 341st Missile Wing, resigned from his position, Air Force Global Strike Command chief Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson said. Col. Tom Wilcox has replaced him.