Air Force backs down on Web site condemnation

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Air Force backs down on Web site condemnation
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday May 13, 2008 18:28:48 EDT

The Air Force has publicly retracted erroneous information that it had widely circulated about a commercial military social networking site called TogetherWeServed.com.

Air Force officials had sent out information describing the Web site as an operational security “nightmare” since Jan. 30, citing concerns about the Web site’s server being based in Canada and the parent company being based in Germany.

“After subsequent research, some of the information in the briefing, created by an Air Force officer, was found to be inaccurate,” said Lt. Col. Melinda Morgan, chief of products and information for the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, in the announcement May 12.

“The author of the brief sent out a subsequent e-mail to retract the inaccurate information,” Morgan said. “Additionally, the Air Force has since requested the briefing cease to be propagated and will continue to take action to remove the briefing if instances of its use are discovered.”

Morgan noted that the company is a California-based corporation owned and operated by the TWS Advisory Group, made up mainly of military retirees and veterans.


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