Posted on Mar 8, 2023
Nuclear Base Fired 6 Service Members Over Failed Safety Inspection, Defense Official Says
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen good to see they didn't skip the Top Brass.
..."Col. Gregory Mayer, the commander of the 5th Mission Support Group, and Maj. Jonathan Welch, the commander of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, as well as four subordinates were fired earlier this week.
A defense official, who spoke to Military.com on condition of anonymity to speak about the incident, said the service members were not fired for any improper personal conduct but rather due to safety concerns. Air Force officials have publicly said that the removals were due to a "loss of confidence" in the service members' ability to do their jobs, a catchall justification often cited by the services."...
..."Col. Gregory Mayer, the commander of the 5th Mission Support Group, and Maj. Jonathan Welch, the commander of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, as well as four subordinates were fired earlier this week.
A defense official, who spoke to Military.com on condition of anonymity to speak about the incident, said the service members were not fired for any improper personal conduct but rather due to safety concerns. Air Force officials have publicly said that the removals were due to a "loss of confidence" in the service members' ability to do their jobs, a catchall justification often cited by the services."...
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Our sister FB-111 wing failed a Nuclear Surety Inspection back in the 70s. SAC cleaned the clock at just about every leadership level except the flight training squadron.
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Being assigned to HQ ARADCOM, which supported SAC, we saw a number of high level firings mostly in the AF, but some of our ARADCOM site commanders.
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