Biden Defense Boss Boots Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier From Space Force Command

Purge of conservatives and Trump supporters will divide military, weaken the nation against foreign attacks

Capt. Matthew Lohmeier, 460th Operations Group Block 10 chief of training, stands in the Standardized Space Trainer on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., on July 22, 2015. Darren Scott/U.S. Air Force

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Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of Space Operations Command, has removed Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier from his command post at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. According to a May 15 Military.com report by Oriana Pawlyk, Gen. Whiting made the move because of a “loss of confidence in his (Lohmeier’s) ability to lead.” A more likely scenario is that Lt. Col. Lohmeier was dismissed for the things he had written and said.