On Monday, six Air Force personnel, including two commanders and four subordinates, were unexpectedly fired from Minot Air Force Base, a critical nuclear installation in North Dakota.
However, no specific details were provided on what led to their removal or what disciplinary action they might face, saying that the firing of these six Air Force personnel were fired suddenly, citing “a loss of confidence” according to the Global Strike Command.
Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, the two-star in charge of Air Force nuclear units under 8th Air Force, said:
“These personnel actions were necessary to maintain the very high standards we demand of those units entrusted with supporting our nation’s nuclear mission.”
Among the personnel dismissed were Col. Gregory Mayer, who had been in charge of the 5th Mission Support Group, and Maj. Jonathan Welch, who served as the commander of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Mayer had held the top job for eight months, overseeing 1,900 airmen across six squadrons and a base portfolio worth $4.3 billion. He was responsible for supporting the daily operations of the base’s 28 B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable bombers, 165 Minuteman III nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch control centers, and eight UH-1N helicopters.
Minot Air Force Base is the only installation that houses two legs of the nuclear triad, making it a key component of the nation’s defense strategy. However, the base has seen frequent high-level dismissals over the past two decades due to misconduct, including widespread cheating on missileers’ monthly proficiency tests, mishandling of nuclear weapons, unprofessional conduct, and drug use.
In this latest round of firings, the Air Force declined to provide more information about the personnel, whether they were officers or enlisted, who would replace them, or whether they were all dismissed over the same incident. The sudden removal of six Air Force leaders from Minot highlights the critical importance of maintaining high standards at nuclear installations and the ongoing challenges the Air Force faces in addressing misconduct within its ranks.
Must be Trump voters and real Americans.
Given the state of affairs surrounding this present administration and all this woke garbage they are pushing this might not be a good thing. Not enough info given to determine at this time.
Probably weren’t woke enough.
I sincerely hope that they were dismissed for good reason as I have little or no trust of the current administrations Military abilities. Recent hacking of important online systems almost seem to be on purpose. Plundering our armament to supply Zelensky’s War, forcing soldiers to leave the service because of bogus coronavirus vaccine dictates by erroneously informed bueraucrats, is anyone paying attention?
So which group is pro-China. Those that were fired or those that fired them. My guess is those that were doing the firing. Is Milley involved? If so, case closed.
Getting rid of good officers for woke idiots who would nuke America when the gays in the Pentagon gives the orders to destroy America. Probably blaming them for the China balloon mess which is their fault. Top brass have done nothing good for the military. Court martial for these traitors.
The base should be telling us why those people were fired. What sort of misconduct( if any) and other reasons. They were in charge of a major part of our nuclear weaponry, we need to know if national security was compromised.