Saturday, October 12, 2013

U.S. Air Force Fires Another General In Charge Of Nuclear ICBMs

Photo: Maj. Gen. Michael J. Carey. U.S. Air Force

U.S. Military Fires Second High-Level Nuke Officer -- CNN

By Barbara Starr, Shirley Henry and Larry Shaughnessy

Another U.S. military officer with high-level oversight responsibility for the nation's nuclear arsenal has lost his job - the second in the past week.

Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, the two-star general in charge of three Air Force nuclear wings, was "relieved" of command "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment," the Air Force said in a statement on Friday.

Carey was fired by his boss Lt. Gen James Kowalski, head of the Air Force's Global Strike Command, several months after Kowalski requested an inspector general investigation.

Brig. Gen. Les Kodlick, the chief spokesman for the Air Force, told reporters the inspector general's office began its investigation after multiple "reports of misbehavior" but declined to be specific.

The alleged behavior occurred while Carey was traveling on business.

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More News On The U.S. Air Force Firing Another General In Charge Of Nuclear ICBMs

Air Force fires general in charge of nuclear ICBMs -- CBS/AP
U.S. Air Force fires general overseeing nuclear missiles -- Reuters
Air Force fires commander of land-based U.S. nuclear arsenal -- Washington Post
US sacks nuclear missiles General Michael Carey -- BBC
Air Force general in charge of nuclear missiles fired over 'conduct' -- FOX News
Air Force: General in nuclear missile command fired -- USA Today
Air Force general in charge of nuclear weapons removed for lack of trust: defense officials -- NBC
Two-Star General in Charge of ICBMs Fired -- Defense News
Air force fires general in charge of US nuclear missiles for 'misbehaviour' -- The Guardian
SECOND general in charge of nuclear missiles is fired over 'loss of trust' as Pentagon is forced to deny he's an alcoholic -- Daily Mail

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