What’s a day without controversy at the Air Force Academy? Today’s installment: Academy Football Coach Fisher DeBerry was reprimanded this week by the school’s leadership for inane remarks about black athletes. DeBerry had told the Colorado Springs Gazette that he needed faster players but was at a disadvantage because black students were scarce at USAFA. He later elaborated by saying, “Afro-American kids can run very well; it’s very obvious to me that they run extremely well.” This was a dismal echo of remarks over the years by such luminaries as Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder. After a berating by the new Superintendent, Lt. Gen. John Regni, DeBerry apologized saying (what else?) that he “never intended to offend anyone.”
Members of the House Armed Services Committee say the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program has been set back three months due to the ongoing government shutdown. The comment is noteworthy because the JATM's status has been kept tightly under wraps.
