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Air Force base commander faces court-martial for adultery, fraternization
Air Force Col. Christopher B. Meeker was charged after an investigation with disobeying an order, fraternization and relationship outside of his marriage.
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Posted on Dec 5, 2024
 
An Air Force colonel who was fired a year ago as the commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio will face a court-martial on charges of having an affair and “fraternization,” the military’s term for an unethical relationship with a subordinate. After an investigation, Col. Christopher B. Meeker was charged on Oct. 25 under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, base officials said in a release Wednesday.

Meeker was removed from command of the 88th Air Base Wing and as the base commander of Wright-Patterson on Dec. 29, 2023, by Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton for what officials termed a “loss of confidence in his ability to lead,” a boiler-plate phrase used in the military when a leader is relieved. Meeker had assumed command in July 2022.

According to the Air Force’s online UCMJ docket, Meeker faces charges of disobeying a lawful command, extramarital sexual conduct and fraternization.

No details of the charges were available but Shipton — the general who would have been the convening authority in Meeker’s court-martial — is a “potential” material witness and transferred the case to Maj. Gen. Charle Bolton, the 18th Air Force Commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/wright-patterson-court-martial-investigation/
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Re: Air Force base commander faces court-martial for adultery, fraternization
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2024, 02:07:19 pm »
What possesses someone who has worked as hard as he to get where he is and give it all up to get a little fresh leg is beyond me!  But, as once was commonly noted in the military, "A stiff d_ck has no conscience." **nononono*
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Re: Air Force base commander faces court-martial for adultery, fraternization
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2024, 09:10:30 pm »
What possesses someone who has worked as hard as he to get where he is and give it all up to get a little fresh leg is beyond me!  But, as once was commonly noted in the military, "A stiff d_ck has no conscience." **nononono*
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