Posted on Mar 17, 2016
Air Force assistant vice chief fired over unprofessional relationship
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The Air Force assistant vice-chief of staff has been removed after an Inspector General investigation found he exchanged inappropriate emails with a female lieutenant colonel.
The emails, sent between March 2010 and May 2011, showed that Lt. Gen. John Hesterman and the Air Force female corresponded in what the IG concluded was an "unprofessional relationship," according to an Air Force statement.
Between July 2010 and June 2011, Hesterman was the deputy commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, at a time when the U.S. was overseeing the air war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also served as the deputy commander of the Combined Force Air Component and vice commander of the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command, in Southwest Asia, according to his biography.
Hesterman, a major general at the time of the misconduct, relinquished his duties Thursday, and filed his paperwork for retirement.
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, who issued the reprimand, initiated the process on whether Hesterman will keep his stars, the release said.
Hesterman made lieutenant general on Nov. 17, 2011. The statement did not identify the female lieutenant colonel, nor did it specify her current whereabouts.
An Air Force spokeswoman called Hesterman on behalf of Air Force Times, but he could not be reached for comment.
The Air Force said the investigation did not uncover any additional misconduct.
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The emails, sent between March 2010 and May 2011, showed that Lt. Gen. John Hesterman and the Air Force female corresponded in what the IG concluded was an "unprofessional relationship," according to an Air Force statement.
Between July 2010 and June 2011, Hesterman was the deputy commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, at a time when the U.S. was overseeing the air war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also served as the deputy commander of the Combined Force Air Component and vice commander of the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command, in Southwest Asia, according to his biography.
Hesterman, a major general at the time of the misconduct, relinquished his duties Thursday, and filed his paperwork for retirement.
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, who issued the reprimand, initiated the process on whether Hesterman will keep his stars, the release said.
Hesterman made lieutenant general on Nov. 17, 2011. The statement did not identify the female lieutenant colonel, nor did it specify her current whereabouts.
An Air Force spokeswoman called Hesterman on behalf of Air Force Times, but he could not be reached for comment.
The Air Force said the investigation did not uncover any additional misconduct.
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Air Force assistant vice chief fired over unprofessional relationship
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Knew the Lt Col in this one... I know it seems like the higher ranking person bears the brunt of the punishment but I will say, she was not "innocent" in this either.
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Some people never learn. I had a new boss come in to be the chief of plans (MI, LTC), his ski trips to Garmisch, with subordinate 1LT, got his wife upset. His whole focus for months was fighting being taken off the bn command list. My office mate, a SAMS grad carried the office, with some help from me, but a Major player was AWOL in mind.
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Maj Werner Saemmler-Hindrichs - Higher privilege must be accompanied by higher standards. If those standards are violated, equivalent penalties should ensue.
Alternatively, standards should remain chinstrap at all ranks but penalties should match the privilege. This is the view to which I ascribe, but certainly one of these models should be implemented.
Alternatively, standards should remain chinstrap at all ranks but penalties should match the privilege. This is the view to which I ascribe, but certainly one of these models should be implemented.
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