AP: Air Force Secretary Steps Down; Led Nuclear Upgrades, Oversaw Contract, Sex Assault Scandals

Lolita Baldor reports for The Associated Press:

More recently, the service has been hounded by sexual assault scandals, including an investigation that found that 32 military training instructors allegedly engaged in inappropriate or coercive sexual relationships with 59 recruits and airmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. While increased instances of sexual assault and harassment have been spread widely across the services, the Air Force came under fire from Congress members this year after a senior officer overturned a guilty verdict in an assault case.

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