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SAN ANTONIO - An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy
magazine has been relieved of her duties while the military
investigates, officials said Thursday.
In February's issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is
photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline
"Tough Love." The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing
her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude.
"This staff sergeant's alleged action does not meet the high standards
we expect of our Airmen, nor does it comply with the Air Force's core
values of integrity, service before self, and excellence in all we
do," Oscar Balladares, spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, said in
a statement.
Manhart told Playboy that she considers herself as standing up for her
rights.
"Of what I did, nothing is wrong, so I didn't anticipate anything, of
course," Manhart, 30, told The Associated Press. "I didn't do anything
wrong, so I didn't think it would be a major issue."
Manhart, who is married with two children, joined the Air Force in
1994, spending time in Kuwait in 2002. She trains Airmen at Lackland.
magazine has been relieved of her duties while the military
investigates, officials said Thursday.
In February's issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is
photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline
"Tough Love." The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing
her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude.
"This staff sergeant's alleged action does not meet the high standards
we expect of our Airmen, nor does it comply with the Air Force's core
values of integrity, service before self, and excellence in all we
do," Oscar Balladares, spokesman for Lackland Air Force Base, said in
a statement.
Manhart told Playboy that she considers herself as standing up for her
rights.
"Of what I did, nothing is wrong, so I didn't anticipate anything, of
course," Manhart, 30, told The Associated Press. "I didn't do anything
wrong, so I didn't think it would be a major issue."
Manhart, who is married with two children, joined the Air Force in
1994, spending time in Kuwait in 2002. She trains Airmen at Lackland.
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