Mark Saal – Medill National Security Zone http://nationalsecurityzone.medill.northwestern.edu A resource for covering national security issues Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:20:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Hemp-ering military readiness: Utah columnist examines obscure Air Force base regulation’s implications http://nationalsecurityzone.medill.northwestern.edu/blog/2015/04/21/hemp-ering-military-readiness-utah-columnist-examines-obscure-air-force-base-regulations-implications/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:45:29 +0000 http://nationalsecurityzone.medill.northwestern.edu/site/?p=21499 Continue reading →]]> An April 20 story by Mark Saal for Utah’s Standard Examiner takes a playful, yet informative, look at the implications of Hill Air Force Base’s ban on certain hemp-containing products in the name of force readiness. But though the breaking of this rule could potentially land airmen with a dishonorable discharge and a criminal record, Saal explains that committing the infraction could be as simple as consuming the wrong kind of yogurt. Read the column, which presents an innovative and fun angle for covering military readiness on a local level, here.

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