U.S. Air Force investigators have confirmed they’re looking into allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard security unit, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office said Wednesday.
The Pentagon watchdog has investigated 15 percent fewer allegations of bad behavior against generals, admirals and senior civilians since 2015, according to a report.
The head of the Vermont National Guard on Thursday disputed the characterization of the guard's culture that was reported in a series of news articles that included allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct among some members.
Jackman allegedly exchanged flirtatious emails for weeks with an unidentified female Army colonel who worked at the Pentagon, and he set up a rendezvous with her under the guise of a work trip in January 2015.
The misconduct that led to at least three leaders at the 47th Flying Training Wing to be fired last week included an incident in which a female student pilot was given a vulgar call sign, and an unrelated incident in which a threat was made.
The commander of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, his operations group commander and a flying training squadron commander have been relieved for failing to stop officer misconduct there.
A plea deal has been reached in the case of the former commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, who was originally facing charges including sexual assault and cruelty and maltreatment.