Defense

The Air Force’s PR Fiasco: How a plan to tighten security backfired

By Jamie McIntyre
Published March 14, 2018 8:55pm ET
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The Air Force’s PR Fiasco: How a plan to tighten security backfired
President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd as he arrives to speak to navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. The ship which is still under construction is due to be delivered to the Navy later this year. | (Steve Helber/AP)

This is a story with three lessons.

One: Confidential government memos rarely stay private. Two: Good intentions can have bad outcomes. Three: Once a negative narrative takes hold, it’s nearly impossible to change it.

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