Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crews

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Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crews
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press
Friday, Jan 27







The top Air Force officer in charge of the nation's air and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of officers who are reporting the same type of blood cancer after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base. (Senior Airman Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force via AP)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with confirmation that the review will go beyond the officers initially identified.

WASHINGTON — The top Air Force general in charge of the nation’s air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into the number of airmen who are reporting blood cancer diagnoses after serving at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

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