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[quote:Sol Neman:MV8yMTQ5MTIzXzM5Nzg3NzYyXzI0NkFEODk2] [quote:Sol Neman:MV8yMTQ5MTIzXzM5NTg0MjQwX0ExRTQxNzM2] [b]Malmstrom AFB rated "unsatisfactory" in nuclear inspection[/b] [i]'The Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General team conducted an inspection of the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base from August 5-13 to evaluate the organization's ability to execute operations while complying with nuclear surety standards. According to a press release from Air Force Global Strike Command, the 341st Missile Wing received a rating of "unsatisfactory" after making "tactical-level errors during one of several exercises conducted during the inspection." The failure resulted in the entire inspection being graded "unsatisfactory."'[/i] http://www.kbzk.com/news/malmstrom-rated-unsatisfactory-in-nuclear-inspection/ http://www.krtv.com/news/malmstrom-commander-responds-to-unsatisfactory-nuclear-inspection-rating/ [/quote] [b]Commander of Malmstrom security forces relieved of command[/b] [i]'Colonel David Lynch, the commander of the 341st Security Forces Group at Malmstrom Air Force Base, was relieved of command on August 22nd ... Lynch's removal is not due to the missile wing's recent unsatisfactory rating during a Nuclear Surety Inspection, but as the base prepares for a re-inspection, "Stanley must have full confidence in the leadership ability of his commanders."'[/i] Cont'd here... http://www.ktvq.com/news/commander-of-malmstrom-security-forces-relieved-of-command/ [/quote] [b]Second-in-command of the country's nuclear arsenal is suspended as he is investigated for GAMBLING[/b] [i]'The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces has been suspended and is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Command for issues related to gambling, officials said Saturday. The highly unusual action against a high-ranking officer at U.S. Strategic Command was made more than three weeks ago but not publicly announced....'[/i] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2436621/Second-command-countrys-nuclear-arsenal-suspended-investigated-GAMBLING.html#ixzz2gExFBBSP http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2367342/pg1 [b]Air Force strips 17 officers of power to launch intercontinental nuclear missiles[/b] [i]'WASHINGTON – The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- and, if necessary, launch -- nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit's launch skills. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering "rot" within its ranks. "We are, in fact, in a crisis right now," the commander, Lt. Col. Jay Folds, wrote in an internal email obtained by The Associated Press and confirmed by the Air Force. Asked about this at a Senate hearing Wednesday, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, the service's top official, explained the problem by stressing that launch control officers are relatively junior in rank -- lieutenants and captains -- and need to be reminded continually of the importance of "this awesome responsibility" for which they have been trained....'[/i] http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/air-force-reportedly-strips-17-officers-power-to-launch-intercontinental/ [/quote] [b]Report: Nuclear officers, including at Malmstrom, left blast door open[/b] [i]'Twice this year alone, U.S. Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to nuclear-tipped missiles have been caught leaving open a blast door that is intended to help prevent a terrorist or other intruder from entering their underground command post, Air Force officials have told The Associated Press. The blast doors are never to be left open if one of the crew members inside is asleep — as was the case in both these instances — out of concern for the damage an intruder could cause, including the compromising of secret launch codes. Transgressions such as this are rarely revealed publicly. But officials with direct knowledge of Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile operations told the AP that such violations have happened, undetected, many more times than in the cases of the two launch crew commanders and two deputy commanders who were given administrative punishments this year. The blast door violations are another sign of serious trouble in the handling of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The AP has discovered a series of problems within the ICBM force, including a failed safety inspection, the temporary sidelining of launch officers deemed unfit for duty and the abrupt firing last week of the two-star general in charge. The problems, including low morale, underscore the challenges of keeping safe such a deadly force that is constantly on alert but is unlikely ever to be used. The crews who operate the missiles are trained to follow rules without fail, including the prohibition against having the blast door open when only one crew member is awake, because the costs of a mistake are so high....'[/i] http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20131022/NEWS01/310220018/Report-Nuclear-officers-including-Malmstrom-left-blast-door-open [/quote] [b]Air Force general in charge of nuclear missiles fired over 'conduct'[/b] [i]'The two-star general in charge of all Air Force nuclear missiles was fired Friday following a probe into alleged personal misbehavior -- just days after another key official overseeing U.S. nuclear power was relieved of duty. The Air Force announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles -- a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country. The circumstances of Carey's firing were unclear. Two officials told the Associated Press it had to do with alcohol use....'[/i] http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/11/air-force-general-in-charge-nuclear-missiles-to-be-fired-officials-say/ [/quote] Here's another, these are hard to keep track of. [b]Three-star admiral fired as No. 2 nuclear commander[/b] http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/09/three-star-admiral-fired-as-no-2-nuclear-commander/ [/quote] [b]NUKE TROUBLES RUN DEEP; KEY OFFICERS "BURNED OUT"[/b] [i]'WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites "burnout" among launch officers with their fingers on the triggers of 450 weapons of mass destruction. Also, evidence of broader behavioral issues across the intercontinental ballistic missile force, including sexual assaults and domestic violence. The study, provided to the AP in draft form, says that court-martial rates in the nuclear missile force in 2011 and 2012 were more than twice as high as in the overall Air Force. Administrative punishments, such as written reprimands for rules violations and other misbehavior, also were higher in those years. These indicators add a new dimension to an emerging picture of malaise and worse inside the ICBM force, an arm of the Air Force with a proud heritage but an uncertain future. Concerned about heightened levels of misconduct, the Air Force directed RAND Corp....'[/i] http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NUCLEAR_MISSTEPS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-11-20-13-42-10 [/quote] [b]Malmstrom nuclear launch officers tied to narcotics probe[/b] [i]'F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYO. — Hoping to boost sagging morale, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made a rare visit Thursday to an Air Force nuclear missile base and the men and women who operate and safeguard the nation’s Minuteman 3 missiles. But his attempt to cheer the troops was tempered by news that launch officers at another base had been implicated in an illegal-narcotics investigation....'[/i] http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20140109/NEWS01/301090028/Malmstrom-nuclear-launch-officers-tied-narcotics-probe [b]Malmstrom AFB nuclear officers cheated on proficiency test[/b] GREAT FALLS - Nearly three dozen Air Force officers in the nuclear force at Malmstrom Air Force Base were found to have cheated on a proficiency test, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "This was a failure of integrity," said Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James. Major Laver, a public affairs spokeswoman at Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, which oversees all ICBM bases in the Air Force, told KRTV that the cheating happened at Malmstrom Air Force Base and involved 34 nuclear officers. The cheating was discovered as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged drug activity among officers. The cheating reportedly happened between August and September 2013. http://www.krtv.com/news/malmstrom-afb-nuclear-officers-cheated-on-proficiency-test/ [/quote] [b]Analysis: Points to consider as Malmstrom probe unfolds[/b] [i]'On Wednesday, the Air Force announced that 34 missile crew members at Malmstrom Air Force Base were implicated in cheating on a monthly proficiency test. The nuclear world is complex and much of its work is classified or unreleasable as it relates directly to national security. Here’s some key points to help understand the situation: [b]Who has been implicated in the cheating?[/b] Thirty-four missile crew members have been decertified and their security clearances suspended. The group includes second lieutenants, first lieutenants and captains. Those are the first three officer ranks in the Air Force. Commissioning as an officer in the Air Force requires a four-year college degree. They were decertified from nuclear duties through the Personnel Reliability Program. It’s a Department of Defense program designed to ensure that nuclear duties are performed by reliable airmen and civilians. Removal from the program is nonpunitive and has three levels of removal from the program. To learn more about the program, read Wednesday’s Tribune story....'[/i] http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20140116/NEWS01/301160034/Analysis-Points-consider-Malmstrom-probe-unfolds?nclick_check=1 [/quote] [b]New commanders in place at MAFB[/b] [i]'With most of the top leadership at Malmstrom Air Force Base removed last week, the new leadership team came in quickly and quietly. The new commander, Col. Tom Wilcox, assumed command of the 341st Missile Wing on Thursday, the same day Col. Robert Stanley announced he was resigning his command and retiring. Wilcox previously served as director of the Security Forces Division and director of Installations and Logistics at Air Force Global Strike Command in Louisiana....'[/i] http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014304020021 [/quote] http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2459610/pg1 http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2415983/pg1 http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2458335/pg1 [/quote]
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DOD plans to remove 50 ICBMs from silos at 3 bases
'The Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that it plans to remove 50 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) from their silos to meet nuclear reductions called for under an arms-reduction treaty with Russia.
A press release from the DoD says that by February 5, 2018, the total deployed force will consist of 450 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers, 280 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launchers, and 66 heavy bombers....'
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