In what may be an inauspicious bit of timing, given accusations of a frat-house like mentality in some government organizations, a young Public Affairs Airman documents a long-standing Air Force tradition: the combat dining-in:
This year, I was in the right place at the right time and was able to attend the 2012 Schriever Dining In… Read more
Michael Weinstein and his cohorts make frequent use of the US Air Force Inspector General complaint system. As noted previously, its win-win for Weinstein, as he’s immune to any stigma should it go awry and he can cry foul whether the IG validates his complaint or not.
Weinstein also hammers the Air Force with Freedom of Information Act requests. Again, for him they’re a win-win. He gets to harass the Air Force, as the Air Force is required by law to dedicate precious and scarce resources to answer his every call, which also has the effect of distracting from the military’s mission.
Weinstein also gets access to information he normally wouldn’t. While the Air Force tries to cull private and restricted information from Read more
Last November it was reported that the US Navy launched an investigation into the submarine community after a “cheating scandal” resulted in around 10% of the crew being kicked off their boat. Allegations that similar “cheating” was common were made in the press, and presumably by some of those who were kicked out.
The Navy has now concluded that cheating is not widespread, as had been asserted.
The inspector general…opened an investigation following a complaint Read more
It seems an Air Force Airman was upset that he was unable to access an atheist blog while he was on duty. To try to prove he was experiencing discrimination, he apparently tried to access ChristianFighterPilot.com from the same government computer and was successful. He couldn’t have that:
The “contractor” is largely an automated filtering system that frequently stirs debate over the sites it blocks and allows. Many blogs are blocked simply Read more
On June 16th the Air Force’s X-37B unmanned spaceplane landed at Vandenberg AFB, California.
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, one of two such vehicles, spent 469 days in orbit to conduct on-orbit experiments, primarily checkout of the vehicle itself…
Managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the X-37B Read more
The US Air Force leadership issued an Independence Day message that, while a worthy effort at marking the July 4th celebration, skipped over a rather important part of the Declaration of Independence [emphasis added]: Read more
Updated with BrigGen Lee quote on Michael Weinstein.
Sixty-six members of Congress called on Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to investigate the US Air Force for an environment of “hostility towards religious freedom” — the fourth time in recent months they’ve made such an accusation.
The Congressional letter (PDF) essentially said that Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz’s September policy letter had created a “chilling effect” on religious freedom as Airmen attempted to comply with his guidance:
The decisions that have been made in reliance upon this policy go beyond what is required by the US Constitution. The First Amendment prohibits the establishment of religion; however, the mere discussion of religion or reference to God certainly does not rise to that level.
The Congressmen said the Air Force had “capitulated” to organizations Read more
The US Air Force Academy has issued a release indicating as many as 78 cadets may have been involved in a cheating scandal.
Up to 78 Air Force Academy cadets cheated on an online calculus test by getting help during the exam from a website, the academy said Wednesday.
Most of the cadets took responsibility for their actions and have begun a six-month remediation program, a type of academic probation, said Lt. Col. John Bryan, an academy spokesman.
The circumstances seem somewhat unique compared Read more