Schriever (AFB) officer under scrutiny in widening drug probe

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http://blogs.gazette.com/highground/2014/01/13/schriever-officer-under-scrutiny-in-widening-drug-probe/



Schriever officer under scrutiny in widening drug probe
Published: January 13, 2014, 11:13 am, by Tom Roeder

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A spokesman at the Pentagon said the investigation began with two officers at Edwards Air Force Base in California targeted and has since grown to include nine lieutenants and a captain at bases across the U.S. and in England.

The first word of the investigation came last week as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited nuclear facilities in new Mexico and Wyoming. Officials told the Associated Press that two nuclear missile launch officers were tied to the investigation.

The Air Force hasn’t said what drugs led to the case or how the officers involved are intertwined.

“The officers are stationed at Edwards, Malmstrom, Vandenberg, F.E. Warren and Schreiver Air Force Bases, as well as Royal Air Force Lakenheath,” The Air Force said in a statement released Monday. “The case began with the investigation of two officers at Edwards Air Force Base and expanded based on contact with the officers in question regarding recreational drug possession.”