{"id":20217,"date":"2021-05-21T22:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/21\/air-force-inspector-general-takes-over-review-of-fired-space-force-commanders-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:29:37","slug":"air-force-inspector-general-takes-over-review-of-fired-space-force-commanders-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/05\/21\/air-force-inspector-general-takes-over-review-of-fired-space-force-commanders-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force inspector general takes over review of fired Space Force commander\u2019s speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Inspector General will take over an ongoing investigation into the conduct of Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a Space Force officer who was fired<b> <\/b>last week after publicly criticizing the Pentagon\u2019s diversity push and what he believes is Marxism spreading in the ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of the Space Force\u2019s operations command, removed Lohmeier, commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, from his post on May 14, according to a Space Force spokesperson. The lieutenant colonel was reassigned to an unnamed job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue are comments Lohmeier made on the \u201cInformation Operation\u201d podcast while promoting his self-published book, \u201cIrresistible Revolution: Marxism\u2019s Goal of Conquest and the Unmaking of the American Military.\u201d At Whiting\u2019s direction, Space Operations Command was looking into whether Lohmeier\u2019s comments amounted to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/04\/the-military-is-supposed-to-stay-out-of-politics-but-it-keeps-getting-dragged-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">prohibited partisan political activity<\/a>,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2021\/05\/15\/space-force-co-who-got-holiday-call-trump-fired-over-comments-decrying-marxism-military.html\" target=\"_blank\">Military.com<\/a>, which first reported this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IG decided to launch its own inquiry \u201cdue to the complexity and sensitivity of the issues under consideration, as well as potential for [Department of the Air Force-wide] impact,\u201d service spokesperson Ann Stefanek said Thursday. It replaces Whiting\u2019s investigation, which was suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/03\/18\/what-does-wrong-look-like-air-force-slides-aim-to-clarify-extremism-for-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231493254.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018What does wrong look like?\u2019 Air Force slides aim to clarify extremism for troops<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An Air Force slideshow aims to educate troops on what constitutes extremist ideology, and how to address it when it arises.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lohmeier argues the Defense Department\u2019s efforts to further diversify the force and bring a multitude of experiences and perspectives to the table, as well as similar initiatives in other U.S. institutions, are \u201cwrecking civil society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told <a href=\"http:\/\/military.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Military.com<\/a> he didn\u2019t intend to \u201cengage in partisan politics,\u201d and that Buckley\u2019s public affairs office and legal counsel said DoD didn\u2019t need to review the contents of his book before publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book \u2013 now the No. 1 bestseller among military policy offerings on Amazon \u2014 claims that federal agencies are \u201cvessels of various schools of thought that are rooted in Marxist ideology \u2026 bent on the destruction of America\u2019s history and founding philosophy, of Western tradition, specifically Judeo-Christian values, and of patriotism and conservatism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The author pointed to a memo from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin \u2014 the first Black man to lead the department \u2014 urging troops to better understand and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/21\/extremism-in-the-ranks-is-a-threat-but-the-pentagons-not-sure-how-to-address-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">denounce white supremacist and other politically extremist ideologies <\/a>that advocate for government overthrow, as well as a 70-page Air Force manual for commanders on how to discuss radicalization with their units, as examples of leftist ideas that are stamping out American liberties.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/04\/the-military-is-supposed-to-stay-out-of-politics-but-it-keeps-getting-dragged-in\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20156116048972.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The military is supposed to stay out of politics, but it keeps getting dragged in<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump&#039;s enthusiastic support of sending troops in to tamp down on protests has put the Defense Department in an uncomfortable position.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Lives Matter at School, a group pushing to eliminate systemic educational barriers that predominantly affect children of color, is among the people and organizations Lohmeier defines as Marxist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marxism is the 19th-century economic, social and political philosophy that the working class will upend the status quo to create a classless society without capitalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers including Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee; HASC member Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo.; and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., protested Lohmeier\u2019s firing and suggested Congress should address the matter of \u201cconservative voices being silenced\u201d in this year\u2019s defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/05\/18\/pentagon-pushes-back-on-report-of-anti-extremism-social-media-surveillance-program\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1165948313.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon pushes back on report of anti-extremism social media surveillance program<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon&#039;s extremism working group is not developing a social media screening pilot program, its top spokesman said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics of the Pentagon\u2019s crackdown on ideological extremism after the deadly Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, where a mob of President Donald Trump\u2019s supporters stormed the building as lawmakers moved to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/22\/some-troops-disappointed-by-check-the-block-extremism-stand-downs-others-laud-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\">say the government is targeting conservatives<\/a> when Black Lives Matter protests are also a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military leaders have tried to dissuade their employees from making that equivalency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were people advocating [against] social injustice, racial injustice and everything else, and it is the right of citizens,\u201d Ram\u00f3n \u201cCZ\u201d Col\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf it\u2019s an organization that is actually imposing harm, threat, destruction, criminal activity and so on, then we don\u2019t condone that behavior,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Air Force Inspector General will take over an ongoing investigation into the conduct of Space Force Lt. 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