In a shocking announcement reported in The Air Force Times, it has been revealed that 14 Air Force airmen who were the main line of defense between a nuclear disaster and regular life are being investigated. Their alleged crime? According to defense officials, the charge is “illegal drug activity” while on duty acting as security for a nuclear base: It’s the latest scandal to hit the Air Force’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile community, where morale and misconduct have been a top concern for Pentagon officials for several years. The Air Force is investigating 14 junior enlisted airman from the 90th Security Forces Group , at F.E. Warren Air Base outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, officials said. About one-third of the Minuteman 3 force of 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles are operated by the 90th Missile Wing. The squadron provides security for the base as well as the launch control facilities and underground missile silos spread across the sparsely populated region. In February, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work visited F.E. Warren and the squadron provided a demonstration of the techniques and equipment they would use to recapture a missile silo that had been taken over by intruders. Those 14 airman, ranging from E-2 to E-4, have [...]