The Air Force has problems with another of its lawyers; unlike the earlier case in which the top Judge Advocate General was demoted (and retired) for fraternization, this time the individual reportedly failed to let the service know that two states had disbarred him. Air Force spokesman Dewey Mitchell confirmed Wednesday that the service removed Col. Michael Murphy on Nov. 30 from his position as commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency at Bolling AFB, D.C. The Air Force Inspector General is investigating.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.