Sunday, September 29, 2013

U.S. Strategic Command’s Number 2 Nuclear Weapons Commander Suspended Over Gambling

Photo: This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina in a Nov. 11, 2011, photo. US Navy

No. 2 US Nuke Commander Suspended Amid Gambling Probe -- NBC

A U.S. Navy vice admiral has been suspended from his position as the second in command of U.S. Strategic Command and is under investigation for issues related to gambling, authorities said Saturday.

A senior defense official confirmed that Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the deputy commander of Strategic Command, was suspended from his duties on Sept. 3, pending the outcome of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation. STRATCOM is the command that oversees all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces.

While sailors are allowed to gamble, Giardina's activities go beyond just gambling, the official said, but declined to be more specific because of the ongoing investigation.

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My Comment: These men have to be the most stable in the US military .... a gambling addiction (if these allegations are true) is not a good sign.

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