Military.com reports:
A commander of a U.S. Space Force unit tasked with detecting ballistic missile launches has been fired for comments made during a podcast promoting his new book, which claims Marxist ideologies are becoming prevalent in the United States military.
Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, commander of 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, was relieved from his post Friday by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of Space Operations Command, over a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, Military.com has exclusively learned.
Read the full article. In the podcast, Lohmeier reportedly complained that diversity was ruining the military. Lohmeier made news last Thanksgiving when Trump personally called him as the new service branch celebrated its first such holiday.
EXCLUSIVE: A commander of a U.S. Space Force unit tasked with detecting ballistic missile launches has been fired for comments made during a podcast promoting his new book, which claims Marxist ideologies are becoming prevalent in the U.S. militaryhttps://t.co/nr4fvd1oMC
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