AF vet here, and former cargo plane aircrew
You guys may be liberals or journalists - take a shred of truth (or a complete fabrication) and greatly exaggerate it into a fabricated smear campaign
>Who moves all that smack from Afghanistan (AF?)
Maybe, but probably not. USAF does move cargo for all branches of the USGOV, (incl the clowns & DEA), but still have to clear customs and agriculture on first landing in US territory (and in every other country as well)…drug sniffing dogs, etc. Also moving via MILAIR leaves a huge paper trail (very bureaucratic)
>Air Force isn’t military, it’s a corporation
Definitely not a corporation (whose goal is to create wealth for its owners) it's the opposite of a corporation - it's a government bureaucracy…designed to spend every penny it is alloted by Congress before midnight on September 30th of every year (lest they get get less money the following years)
>…pilots endure those long duration bomber flights with a loosely controlled combination of Ambien for sleeping phases and Amphetamines active phases of flight… Very loosely controlled.
>a bunch of speed freaks flying around in jets with nukes on them?
Crewmembers are trained and tested on "go / no-go" medications & some aircrew (very few) do use them on occasion, but under the very close observation of the flight doctor. Proper rest and nutrition [12 hours of uninterrupted rest before every flight] are the hallmark of the professionalism of the AF; but there are occasions (usually in combat-related ops) that use of medications may be required on a case-by-case basis…such as the 28-hour bomber flight – a sleep weary/drowsy pilot simply cannot land the billion dollar plane safely
Hope this helps.
Your US Military members have very high moral standards and if they thought they were being used for illegal activities – they would alert their chain of command and probably their congressmen
That said, I (helped) move gazillions of USD into Iraq and have carried illicit drugs for a DEA sting operation…all above board, manifested, with proper authorization, and permanently documented should any audit or investigation be required