USAF relieves 2 commanders, 4 top ranking leaders in ND nuclear boimber, missile base

Due to a lack of confidence, the US Air Force has relieved six of their top ranking military leaders assigned to a North Dakota nuclear missile and strategic bomber base on Monday.

According to GOP Rep. Don Bacon (NE) the reason for the canning of these high ranking officers was in regard to the Air Force releasing of personal records of his and other Republican lawmakers. There may have also been Democrat lawmakers' records released, but that is yet to be seen.

Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of 8th Air Force, relieved Col. Gregory Mayer of the 5th Mission Support Group and Maj. Jonathan Welch of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, both based at Minot Air Force Base. 

The Air Force didn't identify the commanders because then they'd be doing exactly what they were canning the others for, but an Air Force spokesperson confirmed their identities to Task & Purpose.

"These personnel actions were necessary to maintain the very high standards we demand of those units entrusted with supporting our Nation's nuclear mission," said Gebara.

Mayer, Welch and four subordinate leaders were relieved of command "due to a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties," the Air Force said. The Air Force did not specify why commanders had lost confidence in all six individuals but c'mon, man, those guys made the news.

The 5th Bomb Wing operates the B-52H Stratofortress aircraft. 

In the Vietnam War, when a B-52 dropped its load it sounded like a perverse version of thunder. So many bombs can be loaded into the aircraft that it takes a full day to do the loading.

During Desert Storm, B-52s dropped 40 percent of all weapons dropped by coalition forces.

The Air Force describes the B-52H: "It is highly effective when used for ocean surveillance and can assist the U.S. Navy in anti-ship and mine-laying operations. In two hours, two B-52s can monitor 140,000 square miles (364,000 square kilometers) of ocean surface."

It's very disconcerting that the military has allowed woke politics to invade their space, and it's disturbing that personal information was released most likely for political purposes.

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