Relieved Space Force Commanding Officer: ‘I Condemn All Forms of Extremism’

Relieved Space Force Commanding Officer: ‘I Condemn All Forms of Extremism’
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. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, who was recently relieved as a U.S. Space Force commanding officer, said he condemns “all forms of extremism” and defended against allegations that he was “politically partisan” when he denounced the spread of Marxism in the military.

Lohmeier last week was relieved of command of the 11th Space Warning Squadron over “public comments” in an interview the department deemed to be “partisan political activity.”