MADISON, Wis. \u2014 The U.S. Army Reserve suspended the commander of an Illinois-based unit Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that unit officers mishandled sexual misconduct complaints and retaliated against a whistleblower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, commanding general of the Army Reserve Command, suspended the 416th Theater Engineer Command\u2019s commander, the Army said. The statement didn\u2019t identify the commander by name, but the unit\u2019s website lists Maj. Gen. Miyako Schanely as its leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 416th\u2019s spokesman, Jason Proseus, didn\u2019t immediately return an after-hours email Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Schanely\u2019s biography, she joined the Army in 1986, transitioned to the reserves in 1993 and held command positions with units at Fort Drum, Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Dix as well as in Syracuse, New York. She also serves as the executive director of the State University of New York North Country Consortium, a partnership of six SUNY campuses that works to bring college degree programs to Fort Drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckey said in his statement that such suspensions are routine during ongoing investigations. He added, however, that a \u201cnumber of potentially adverse findings\u201d have been tied to 416th officers. He did not elaborate or name the officers, saying only that the officers will be entitled to free legal representation as they draft their responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Army is committed to preventing sexual harassment and sexual assault, each of which harms Soldiers and erodes unit readiness and cohesion,\u201d Luckey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t