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Air Force Relieves Commanders Involved in Nuclear Weapons Incident |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service
Air Force Relieves Commanders Involved in Nuclear Weapons IncidentBy Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2007 – The Air Force has relieved three commanders and disciplined an undisclosed number of others in connection with an Aug. 29 “Bent Spear” incident in which nuclear-equipped missiles were unknowingly transported nearly 1,500 miles on the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne and Maj. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, hold a news conference at the Pentagon, Oct. 19, 2007, concerning an August 2007 incident involving the mishandling of nuclear weapons. Photo by R.D. Ward
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