2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
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USAF Colonel Bruce Emig, commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base at the time of the incident was relieved of command.
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USAF Colonel Robert Wheeler, commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base at the time of the incident
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USAF Colonel Cynthia Lundell, commander of the 5th Maintenance Group at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. at the time of the incident was relieved of command
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USAF Colonel Parker Northrup III commanded the 5th Operations Group at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. at the time of the incident.
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Michael Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force at the time of the incident
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General Michael Mosely, USAF chief of staff at the time of the incident
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Retired USAF General Larry D. Welch, asked by Wynne to review USAF nuclear weapons security procedures
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Lieutenant General Robert Elder Jr., commander of the 8th Air Force at the time of the incident.
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General Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander at the time of the incident.
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USAF Colonel Joel Westa, new commander of Minot's 5th Bomb Wing
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An AGM-129A cruise missile.
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AGM-129A in flight
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AGM-129A in flight (cropped)
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AGM-129As being loaded onto a B-52 bomber
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U.S. technicians working with a W80 thermonuclear warhead
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A B-52H bomber departs Minot Air Force Base
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and USAF Major General Richard Newton brief incident investigation findings on October 19, 2007 at the Pentagon press room.