A commander of a medical quadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been fired from his role just three months into his duties.
Lt. Col. Jimmy Stanley, commander of the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, was relieved of command April 5, the base said in a press release Tuesday.
Col. Johnny Galbert, the 90th Missile Wing commander, removed Stanley from his role “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead the squadron,” according to the release. Stanley became the squadron commander in January, the base said, after the prior leader — Lt. Col. Donella Beaulieu — was appointed to serve as the 90th Medical Group commander.
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It’s rare for the services to give specific or detailed reasons for why commanders are removed from their positions. Officials often reference the federal Privacy Act, which protects military records, or rely on the phrase that the firing was due to a “loss of trust and confidence,” instead of revealing what occurred or whether potential misconduct happened.
A base spokesperson did not provide any additional details related to Stanley’s removal.
F.E. Warren is home to the 90th Missile Wing, which is armed with the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles that are part of America’s nuclear triad — the combination of air-, land- and sea-based technologies that can deliver a nuclear payload at a moment’s notice.
The 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron was activated on the base in 1994, according to an Air Force Historical Research Agency webpage.
The 90th Medical Group mans the outpatient health facility on base. The 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron is a subordinate unit providing resources for “bioenvironmental engineering, dental, family advocacy, family practice, flight medicine, health promotions, immunizations, life skills, optometry, pediatrics, physical therapy, public health,” and the base’s Personnel Reliability Assurance Program, according to Tricare’s website.
News of Stanley’s removal from command follows several other leadership turnovers throughout the service.
Last month, Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, was removed from his position “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead” and because “new leadership was necessary to ensure a proper command climate and appropriate leadership for our airmen,” the base said in a press release.
Additionally, last month, Air Force officials at Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina fired two commanders and reassigned one senior enlisted leader from a medical group at the base.
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