Former Master Sgt. Michael Reimers, 41, of Las Vegas was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in April to one count each of distribution of a controlled substance and engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license.
The voluntary COVID-19 vaccine effort stands in stark contrast to the Pentagon’s mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, which began in 1998. Those who refused often faced harsh penalties.
The contractor admitted that she and others conspired to steal property from the base in Kandahar in 2015, while a co-conspirator negotiated the sale of the stolen property with a third-country national middleman.
Two Democrats on Senate Armed Services Committee members are calling on panel leaders to hold a hearing on the Defense Department’s role in Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed effort to create and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to every American.