The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseeth, the day dismissed the commander of a base of the space force in Greenland hours after a report that he had sent an email to the entire base criticizing vice president JD Vance after his visit there last month.
The space force said in a statement that the Colonel of the Space Force Susannah Meyers, commander of the Pituffik space base, was removed from his order by Colonel Kenneth Klock, commander of the Delta 1 space base, for “loss of confidence in his ability to lead.”
“The commanders are expected to adhere to the highest behavior standards, especially with regard to the remaining non -partisans in the performance of their duties,” said the statement, added: “Colonel Shawn Lee has assumed command.”
The spokesman of the Pentagon Chief, Sean Parnell, published that statement of his account, and added that “the actions for under the chain of command or to subvert the agenda of President Trump will not be tolerated in the Department of Defense.”
Military.com informed that after Vance visited the base on March 28, Meyers sent an email on March 31 to all staff in Pituffik, including Canadians, the Danish and the leaders who work there, who said that “the weekend was spent on the visit of the action visit, and the action of the actions, and the actions, and the visit of actions, the visit of the actions, Visit of the actions, and the actions, and the visit of the actions, the visit, Swound, Swound, Swound, Swound, Swound, Sween, Swound, Swound, Swound, and viten to the actions, and the visit of actions, and the actions of the actions, and the actions, the visit of the actions, the vision of the sowing, sowing, sowing, sowing, Actions, and visit actions, and the actions and the visit of the actions, and the visit of the actions, and the actions, speaking, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken of, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken of, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken, spoken.
She added: “I do not suppose to understand the current policy, but what I know is that the concerns of the US administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday do not reflect the Pituffic Kidage Base.”
She also wrote: “I commit that, as long as I am lucky to lead this base, all our flags will proudly fly, together.”
Military.com reported that email marked “a rare rejection within the ranks of repeated criticism and criticism of the Trump administration and NATO’s allies.”
The chief of cabinet of the Department of Defense, Joe Kasper, told Military.com in a statement that “the civil control of the military is a principle of mother rock of our armed forces. Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert the department of President Trump.”
Meyers became a base commander in July.
President Donald Trump has talked about taking control or Greenland, which is part of Denmark, and has just presented the perspective of the military force, although he said it is “a good possibility that we can do it without military force.”
Duration of his visit to Greenland, Vance criticized Denmark at the base, saying: “You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have invested little in the people of Greenland and you have invested the dough of earth.” “
Republican senators applauded Meyers’s dismissal.
The veteran senator of the Marina Jim Banks (R-IN) published in X: “Colonel Meyers tried the political size of the space force and was a responsible hero. Lloyd Austin is no longer secdef. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. @Petehegseeth “
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) published in X: “President Trump is the commander in chief. Take aboard with the mission or leave.”
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) published in X: “Well @Petehegseeth and his team for their fast action here. “
Taylor Van Kirk, Vance Press Secretary, said in a statement on the matter:
Vice President Vance is grateful for his visit to Pituelik’s space base and for the opportunity to meet with our brave military and women parked there. President Trump has made his vision for an improved security footprint in the Arctic, abundantly clear, and the vice president undertakes to implement the president’s agenda.
This includes the strengthening of association and cooperation between the United States and Greenland, which is critical for both American national security and for the safety of our partners worldwide.
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