It appears the Air Force is still having some problems. According to the Associated Press:

The Air Force says at least three ballistic missile crew members at bases in North Dakota and Montana have been taken off the job while the military investigates allegations ranging from sexual abuse to missing classified components.

The report goes on to say that a couple of officers at Minot, “had lied about destroying classified launch components in July 2005.” July 2005. I wonder when it was discovered?

Then at Malmstrom, there’s an investigation into alleged “aggravated sexual contact” that occurred in December. December.

No wonder the acting Secretary of the Air and the Air Force Chief of staff have been making some personal visits to Air Force bases. Many of these incidents would not have garnered very much media attention in the past because they would have been handled by the Air Force very forcefully through internal channels. But the screw-ups that have happened recently has the media shining a bright light on every mess.