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Michelle Manhart
Birthdate: 1976
Senior Airman Michelle Manhart (born 1976) is a former United States Air
Force Military Training Instructor based at Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio, Texas, holding the rank of Staff Sergeant. In January 2007 she was
relieved of duty and placed under investigation for posing nude in Playboy
magazine.[1] She has since been demoted to Senior Airman, a move which
caused her to resign from the Air Force.[2]
Manhart, a California native, joined the Air Force in 1994, and is married
with two children. When her husband was assigned to Waterloo, Iowa as an Air
Force recruiter, she transferred to the Iowa Air National Guard.[3] After
the September 11, 2001 attacks she was recalled to active duty, and spent
time deployed to Kuwait in 2002.
She was photographed for Playboy's February 2007 issue in uniform, partially
clothed and completely nude. According to the Air Force, such actions do not
meet standards of integrity.
Precedent and disciplinary action
According to Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey, two other active-duty
servicewomen (both from the United States Navy) appeared in Playboy,
Lieutenant Frederica Spilman in the June 1998 issue and IT2 Sherry Lynne
White in the September 2000 issue. (White was discharged a few months prior
to the end of her enlistment, Spilman was honorably discharged.) Seven women
were featured in a "Women of the Armed Forces" pictorial in the April 1980
issue.
Sources
* "Playboy airwoman relieved of duty", BBC News, Reuters, 2007-01-13.
Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
* "Sergeant in trouble for Playboy photos", MSNBC.com, The Associated Press,
2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
References
1. ^ "Staff sergeant relieved of duties after posing for Playboy", CNN.com,
The Associated Press, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
2. ^ "Air force demotes Playboy poser" 15 February 2007, BBC News. Retrieved
15 March 2007
3. ^ John Carlson. "Carlson: Ex-Iowan in trouble for being out of uniform",
Des Moines Register, February 15, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
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