The Air Force it would punish 70 airmen involved in the accidental, cross-country flight of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber.
Their investigation found widespread disregard for the rules on handling such munitions. The missiles were supposed to be taken to Louisiana, but the warheads were supposed to have been removed beforehand.
A main reason for the error was that crews had decided not to follow a complex schedule under which the status of the missiles is tracked while they are disarmed, loaded, moved and so on. Why? The airmen replaced the schedule with their own "informal" system. Great. Nothing like a military branch with members who decide to break protocol and do things however they want.
The wing was de-certified from their ability to handle nuclear armaments, and as an added step, the military is decommissioning the weapons as well. But the soldiers need not worry about their future -- Blackwater has many positions opening up, and they appreciate improvisation and individual thinking.
Their investigation found widespread disregard for the rules on handling such munitions. The missiles were supposed to be taken to Louisiana, but the warheads were supposed to have been removed beforehand.
A main reason for the error was that crews had decided not to follow a complex schedule under which the status of the missiles is tracked while they are disarmed, loaded, moved and so on. Why? The airmen replaced the schedule with their own "informal" system. Great. Nothing like a military branch with members who decide to break protocol and do things however they want.
The wing was de-certified from their ability to handle nuclear armaments, and as an added step, the military is decommissioning the weapons as well. But the soldiers need not worry about their future -- Blackwater has many positions opening up, and they appreciate improvisation and individual thinking.
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