34 A.F. CADETS FACE SCRUTINY IN DRUG INQUIRY

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO -- A U.S. Air Force Academy drug probe has
widened, and 34 cadets--sophomores to seniors--are implicated or are being
questioned, sources say.

Even more cadets could come under scrutiny and face punishment as the
investigation continues into the use of Ecstasy and other illegal party
drugs and body-building substances, said Col. Brian Binn, the academy's vice
superintendent.

"It is clearly good that many [cadets] have come forward and not good that
others have not," Binn said.

So far, 20 cadets have been punished or are facing discipline after being
accused of dealing drugs, using drugs or condoning the use or sale.
Condoning means knowing of drug use or dealing but not reporting it.

Top commanders at the academy are talking directly to all 4,000 cadets about
the issue. Some face punishments ranging from court-martial to expulsion to
marching extra tours and losing freedoms, sources said.

One cadet under investigation has been named.

Senior Cadet Stephen Pouncey faces court-martial on charges of using LSD,
Ecstasy, cocaine and methamphetamine, and also dealing in LSD and Ecstasy.

Pouncey waived his Article 32, similar to a preliminary hearing, and academy
commanders are considering whether to court-martial him. He could face 55
years in military prison.

Fourteen cadets reportedly remain under investigation.