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Sanford to head to Fla. for reserve duty Associated Press, as reported in the Post & Courier, Friday, August 14, 2009 COLUMBIA — Gov. Mark Sanford is going to Florida this weekend, but not on vacation. He’s slated to don his Air Force uniform for a stint in the Air Force Reserves.

Camp Lejeune Marine pleads guilty to taking funds from contractor, September 04, 2009 11:58 AM, AMANDA HICKEY A 26-year Camp Lejeune Marine master gunnery sergeant pleaded guilty during court-martial proceedings to taking money from three contractors while deployed to Iraq in 2005, according to Marine officials. —————————————– Ex-soldier gets 5 life sentences Iraqi deaths By…

Air Force major pleads guilty to indecent acts; rape count to go to jury, September 03, 2009 1:16 PM TOM ROEDER, THE GAZETTE An Air Force Academy major on trial this week for rape has pleaded guilty to several related crimes. Maj. Barry N. Nixon is disputing the rape claim brought by a girl over…

Analysis: Pentagon talks openness, but shows little action By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Thursday, September 3, 2009 RELATED STORIES: Military terminates Rendon contract Army used profiles to reject reporters Pentagon: Reporter profiling under review Files prove Pentagon is profiling reportersIn the newsroom: Military puts its spin on PR story Journalists’ recent…

Courtesy of CAAFLog, the new NCIS directive on recording confessions. And also info regarding AF OSI.

Suffolk cop docked pay for criticizing commissioner September 1, 2009 By REID J. EPSTEIN, A Suffolk police officer and Iraq War veteran who criticized Commissioner Richard Dormer at a public meeting has been docked five days pay for his comments. Officer Mike Simonelli, 37, who said he is set to deploy to Afghanistan with his…

September 01, 2009 4:05 PM, by: Tom Reoder, THE GAZETTE Two Air Force Academy majors are wrapped up in separate sex crime cases. One was arrested Monday on child pornography charges. Another will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a court martial where he’s charged with a string of sexual assaults.

CAAF issued its opinion in United States v. Ashby today affirming the decision of NMCCA.

Here was a story from KansasCity.com on 28 August 2009: Soldier accused of killing set for trial, The Associated Press FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. | A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is set to go on trial on charges of killing another soldier’s wife. Spc. Jermaine Johnson was originally to face a court martial trial…

See what you think? I’ve posted the article about LtCol Chessani not being prosecuted, but facing a BOI. One of the papers reported: Instead, the Marine Corps will convene a Board of Inquiry to hear testimony and recommend whether Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani should be demoted to major for purposes of retirement. Even if such…