Two U.S. Air Force Officers Overseeing Nuclear-Armed Missiles At A Montana Air Base Suspended In Drug Investigation

A nuclear missile silo in rural Montana near Malmstrom Air Force Base. (Reuters)

Two Officers At Nuclear Missile Site Targeted In Drug Investigation -- L.A. Times

Two Air Force officers who oversee nuclear missiles at a Montana base are suspected of illegal drug possession, another blow to a service suffering morale problems.

WASHINGTON — Two Air Force officers overseeing nuclear-armed missiles at a Montana air base are being investigated for involvement in illegal drugs, the latest in a string of misconduct cases involving officers who look after the nation's atomic weapons.

The disclosure Thursday of the investigation at Malmstrom Air Force Base was especially embarrassing for the Pentagon because Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spent the day visiting intercontinental ballistic missile facilities in Wyoming and Nebraska in an effort to lift morale in the beleaguered nuclear force.

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