The United States military can’t catch a break this year. Failed audits, officials busted in a human trafficking sting, dismal recruitment numbers, and questionable, at best, mission effectiveness have all plagued the Department of Defense as of late.
To add to the list, due to the poking around of journalists at USA Today, allegations of sanctioned day-drinking at one of the premier military units in the world have bubbled up. The same unit that dealt with uncomfortable questions on how it “missed” the detection of spy balloons traversing our skies is now under the microscope again, this time for possibly hitting the hooch during duty hours.
Sources reaching out to USA Today under the condition of anonymity reported concerns about daytime drinking at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD as it’s commonly referred to, located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to these reports, the “John Wayne Saloon” is only open to those who receive an invitation, sometimes via official email.
The name of the “saloon” is a nod to a poster of The Duke outside the room, which requires knowledge of a code to put into the secure keypad to enter. As with all secure locations, no cell phones are allowed, which undoubtedly aided in this on-site bar being allegedly undetected by most for so long.
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