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Humorous Texts Quoting Miley Cyrus Land Air Force Pilots Into A Drug Investigation

2011 Joint Service Open House and Air Show - Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington, MD

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A handful of Air Force Pilots were exchanging what they thought were harmless, private text messages filled with inside jokes about some of their wild days partying in Las Vegas. But correspondence filled with silly references to lyrics from popular rap songs and pop artists like T.I. and Miley Cyrus has brought some of the nation’s most respected servicemen under scrutiny in Capitol Hill over possibly selling Molly and marijuana.

The pilots in question have been vehemently denying any criminal activity, pointing out that their text messages were just a series of private, ironic jokes exaggerating their activities off base. Still, commanding officers leading the investigation have already stripped three pilots of their wings, a move that could end their time in the Air Force and ruin their chances of working as commercial airline pilots. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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