Air Force Major General Christopher Finerty Stripped of a Star

An Inspector General's report has been released concerning an incident involving Air Force Major General Christopher Finerty. Now retired, Major General Christopher Finerty was stripped of a star after an inspector general investigation found he engaged in multiple inappropriate sexting relationships; including with an enlisted airman and congressional staffers  and had an affair with a married woman.

Finerty retired in November 2024 after the conclusion of an officer grade determination that demoted him to brigadier general, the Air Force said.

The IG concluded in a September 2023 report that Finerty violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice’s rules against “conduct unbecoming an officer” by engaging in inappropriate relationships with five women. The report, first reported about by Politico, was only recently posted online.

Finerty acknowledged to investigators that his behavior came “close to a line,” but he maintained that he never crossed it, saying the relationship never became physical. The “intimate exchanges” in the messages amounted to “fantasy banter,” he argued as reported by Military Times. 

The official bio of Air Force Major General Christopher Finerty reports that he had a
Rating as a command pilot with more than 3,300 houd of flight time in Aircraft flown to include T-37, T-1, UH-1N and HH-60G.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Maj. Gen. Finerty was the head of the [Department of the Air Force] organization with the primary role of bridging congressional staffers and leaders with the Air Force. 

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