Navy strategic air wing commander fired
The Asociated Press
Published: March 17, 2015
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WASHINGTON — The Navy fired the commander
of an organization whose aircraft allow the president and the secretary
of defense to directly contact the submarines, bombers and land-based
missiles that comprise the nation's strategic nuclear force.
A Navy statement said Capt. Heather E. Cole
was relieved of her duties as commander of Strategic Communications
Wing 1, based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for what it called a
"loss of confidence" in her ability to lead.
A spokeswoman, Cmdr. Jeannie Groeneveld,
said the firing was based on findings of an investigation into her
management of the wing. Details were not released.
Cole's air wing has no role in operating
nuclear weapons but is responsible for the Navy squadrons whose E-6B
Mercury aircraft provide communications links between the president and
the nuclear forces.
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