The Air Force has problems with another of its lawyers; unlike the earlier case in which the top Judge Advocate General was demoted (and retired) for fraternization, this time the individual reportedly failed to let the service know that two states had disbarred him. Air Force spokesman Dewey Mitchell confirmed Wednesday that the service removed Col. Michael Murphy on Nov. 30 from his position as commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency at Bolling AFB, D.C. The Air Force Inspector General is investigating.
A new White House policy calls for the Pentagon to craft plans for additional space launch facilities to support a projected increase in launch demand that could see the U.S. supporting as many as 1,000 launches by 2030, more than a fivefold increase from 2025.