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.
Michelle Manhart has her own
myspace page with some nice personal photos like this set from Playboy Mansion lingerie party.