Matthew Lohmeier, removed from command in 2021 for controversial comments, is nominated for undersecretary of the Air Force, pending Senate confirmation. 

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Dismissed Space Force lieutenant colonel tapped to join Air Force leadership under Trump

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President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to a senior civilian leadership post in the Air Force four years after he was fired for blowing the whistle on what he said were Marxist diversity policies in the military.

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Trump picks ousted Space Force officer and anti-woke activist for senior Air Force post

President-elect Trump announced Friday that Matthew Lohmeier will serve as the under secretary of the Air Force.  “Matt is a former fighter pilot, and Space Force Squadron Commander, who has devoted his life to serving our Great Nation,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “He is a proud graduate of the U.S. Air Force…

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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander, to serve as the next United States undersecretary of the Air Force.
“Matt is a former fighter pilot, and Space Force Squadron Commander, who has devoted his life to serving our Great Nation,” Trump said in a Jan. 17 post on Truth Social.
Lohmeier, who headed the 11th Space Warning Squadron in the Space Force, was fired in 2021 after he appeared …

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Trump Taps Former Space Force Commander as Air Force Undersecretary

President Trump's decision to promote Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to Under Secretary of the Air Force raises questions about military leadership and the implications of confronting contemporary cultural issues. Read more for insights.

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President Trump Promotes Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to Under Secretary of the Air Force After He Was Fired in 2021 for Making Anti-Marxist Comments in Podcast in 2021

Matthew Lohmeier was fired from the Space Force for promoting views that Marxism was spreading in the military.

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Trump selects controversial former official as Air Force undersecretary

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for undersecretary of the Air Force, Matthew Lohmeier, was previously fired from the Space Force for criticizing what he described as critical race theory and "Marxism" in the U.S. military.
Newsweek has reached out to the Air Force, the Trump transition team,…

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Why Trump's Air Force Pick, Matthew Lohmeier, Was Fired

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for undersecretary of the Air Force, Matthew Lohmeier, was previously fired from the Space Force for criticizing what he described as critical race theory and "Marxism" in the U.S. military.Newsweek has reached out to the Air Force, the Trump transition team, and Lohmeier for comment via email.Why It MattersTrump's selection of Lohmeier is the latest potentially contentious administration pick, following his n…

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Matthew Lohmeier, a former Space Force commander who was removed from his post over his public criticism of military diversity initiatives, is Trump’s pick to be undersecretary of the Air Force The post Trump taps former Space Force commander for senior Air Force post appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Trump taps former Space Force commander for senior Air Force post

President-elect Donald Trump announced Matthew Lohmeier, was fired by the Space Force in 2021, as his choice for under secretary of the Air Force on Truth Social on Friday night

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Trump Taps Man Who Was Fired From Space Force For Top Air Force Position

A former Space Force officer who was previously relieved from his command role has been nominated to serve as the undersecretary of the Department of the Air Force. On Friday, Jan. 17, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominations for top roles in the Department of the Air Force, naming Matthew Lohmeier as his pick for undersecretary of the department. Lohmeier, a former officer with both the Air Force and Space Force, was fired from hi…

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Trump Nominates Former Space Force Officer Fired Over 'Marxism' Remarks for Air Force Role

Trump Nominates Former Space Force Officer Fired Over 'Marxism' Remarks for Air Force Role

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