U.S. Air Force general removed for 'unprofessional relationship'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

U.S. Air Force general removed for 'unprofessional relationship'
Reuters
By Andrea Shalal
1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Thursday said it had removed its assistant vice chief of staff, Lieutenant General John Hesterman, after an investigation showed he had engaged in an unprofessional relationship with a married female Air Force officer about five years ago.

Hesterman, who previously commanded the U.S. Air Force component of U.S. Central Command, gave up his duties Thursday and submitted a retirement request, the Air Force said in a statement. It said it was still reviewing whether to downgrade Hesterman's rank for engaging in an unprofessional relationship with a lower-ranking officer, and for engaging in conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.

"These e-mail exchanges were found to have constituted an unprofessional relationship. The investigation did not uncover any additional misconduct," the Air Force said.

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The anonymous complaint that triggered the probe alleged that Hesterman also interfered in the military assignments of the female officer's former husband, according to a heavily redacted copy of the investigation report.

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[MrScorpio]

1. Checking his bio, looks like he and I spent some time at the Pentagon together

http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107988/lieutenant-general-john-w-hesterman-iii.aspx

Who knows, we might have actually met during my time at the MPF.

Small world.

[EX500rider]

2. I think the PF stands for "puzzle factory"...what's the M for?

[MrScorpio]

3. Military Personnel Flight

I was a paper pusher in my past life.

[EX500rider]

4. Oh, that's right, it's called the Puzzle Palace anyway I think...