2023 Stars and Stripes. ", March: Col. James V. Locke, commander of the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin National Guard is relieved of command based upon "lost confidence based on command climate, poor judgment and alleged misconduct.". As commander, he deployed the battalion to Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-08, Diyala Province, Iraq, and then recovered the unit back to Fort Hood. CG. Col. Andre Pippen, RHCEs chief of staff, is serving as the acting commander. . Finally, in recent years Army investigators have often faced pressure to substantiate any allegation of sexual misconduct regardless of merit.. "While we may not be at war in a traditional sense," Modly says in explaining his decision to relieve Crozier of command, "neither are we truly at peace. The Armys acting regional health commander for Europe, Col. Pippen, held a virtual town hall with other medical officers to answer questions about COVID-19 and the Armys response. In the last week, hundreds of troops from the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal have left Iraq and Afghanistan, redeployed to their home countries to bolster civilian responses to the disease. Maj. Gen. James Baldwin was the last division commander to be relieved after an investigation found him negligent in at attack that left 33 dead and 83 wounded at Fire Support Base Mary Ann in Vietnam on March 28, 1971. Gen. Ronald Lewis in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, in 2013. Though the misconduct allegation arose in Texas, Hamiltons last role with NATO had him based in Gloucester, the United Kingdom. Hamilton, a West Point graduate, has served in the Army for more than three decades. Gen. Ronald Stephens, commander of Regional Health Command Europe, is relieved of command after an investigation of misconduct. And it is for that reason that he was fired. The report also found that Lewis sought to engage in inappropriate relationships with female subordinates and said he often drank in excess in front of junior officers. The firing of Captain Crozier rings of political pressure from on high, especially because the ship's captain went public in his concern for the health and safety of the thousands of sailors under his command. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Lewis, in fatigues at right, with Defense Department Chief of Staff Eric Rosenbach, left, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, in July 2015. The majority of the reports pages, including witness statements, were withheld during the FOIA process. To them, I offer my sincerest apologies.. But a June 11 Army CID law enforcement report obtained through the Freedom of Information Act in August accused Hamilton of two offenses: abusive sexual contact, Article 120 of the UCMJ, and maltreatment, Article 93. Hamilton acknowledged in the sworn statement that he discussed with the female soldier how the touch might have made her uncomfortable. WASHINGTON The commanding general of the Marine Corps Forces in Europe and Africa was relieved of command on Monday while he is under investigation for allegedly using a racial slur. The commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, has spent most of March in self-isolation after coming into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. The BG (1-star) commanding the J6 (comm-computers) division at my HQ was relieved by the 4-star CINC for that reason. STUTTGART, Germany U.S. Army Europe is investigating the top medical commander in the region after he was suspended for alleged misconduct, military officials said Thursday. I would say to General Stephens, thank God you were there, because you truly saved my life.. ", Investigators also concluded that the female captain had her own motives for the relationship with Grigsby: "The evidence indicated that the relationship between MG Grigsby and [redacted] was exploitative, in that they both used the situation to gain an advantage or benefit. Crozier's firing undoubtedly will provoke a political firestorm, but the real problem is secrecy. Gen. Ronald Stephens, who leads Regional Health Command-Europe, was suspended Feb. 12, USAREUR said in a recent statement. wordlist = ['!', '$.027', '$.03', '$.054/mbf', '$.07', '$.07/cwt', '$.076', '$.09', '$.10-a-minute', '$.105', '$.12', '$.30', '$.30/mbf', '$.50', '$.65', '$.75', '$. The commander of the Army's Combined Arms Support Center and Fort Lee, Virginia, was removed from his position Wednesday, a Training and Doctrine Command spokesman has confirmed to Army Times.. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies. However, his intention was to address and alleviate the situation, not admit fault, according to Rosenblatt and the sworn statement. In it, Hamilton wrote that he rubbed the female soldiers back for about three seconds above the waist and over the shirt after she had dry-heaved during a walk back to their hotel following their trips final dinner. The U.S. Military's Dealing With the Virus, but Keeps It a Secret. There is no doubt that to the sailors aboard his ship, and certainly to a civilian world starved for any kind of leadership, this whole incident looks like political retribution. 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In an email to The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette, Pena wrote that Cucinotta was . "Because what it's done is, it's created a firestorm. Joshua Pena. Stephens assumed command of Womack Medical Center in May after the previous commander was relieved of duties for what the Army calls failure of leadership. Lt. Col. Jennifer Grieves, 45, was relieved from command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, a CH-53E Super Stallion squadron out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, due to a loss of. Brig. Maj. Gen. James Baldwin was the last division commander to be relieved after an investigation found him negligent . Read about how we use cookies and how you can control them on our Privacy Policy. Still, a more detailed picture is painted by the information given to troops than that given the public. Retirement Ceremony in Honor of BG Tammy Smith and BG Ronald T. Stephens. The report said investigators collected CCTV footage of the incident, though Rosenblatt said he had not seen it and it was not provided to Army Times. Wolters, commander of U.S. forces in Europe, was relatively forthcoming when he said that to sustain the current readiness posture, he might have to go outside the forces I currently command. But if it happens, dont expect it to be announced: Department of Defense spokesperson Alyssa Farah put out a statement last week saying, If at some point in the future, a commander believes that the coronavirus could affect the readiness of our strategic deterrent or strategic response forces we would understandably protect that information.. The 36th Infantry Division's Commanding General leads more than 16,000 Texas National Guard troops, which serve our state and nation both at home and abroad. Virginia Army Guard Command Sergeant Major. Brigadier General James W. Ring Bio at NGB. The U.S. military doesnt face anything like that with COVID-19 so far. Ash Carter, right, then the deputy. Gen. Michael Harvey was suspended on June 2. Miraculously, Carns heart started beating again, where he was then transported to a local hospital to undergo triple bypass surgery. He also served in the Pentagon as the Assistant Deputy for Medical Affairs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit. It's created doubt among the families about the health of their sailors, and that was a completely unnecessary thing to do in the midst of the crisis.". He led troops in war zones from Kosovo to Iraq to Afghanistan. The report said Hamilton grabbed and tapped [the] buttocks of a female soldier without her consent during temporary duty travel to Fort Hood, Texas, after dinner in the town of Killeen on April 10, 2019. Lewis lost his job after running up tabs on his government credit card at strip clubs; Haights decade-long affair and swinging lifestyle cost him his stars. Brig. The Army cleared Hudson of all allegations of mismanagement and inappropriate behavior after a three-month probe. The reason for the dismissal was not explained by service spokespeople when it occurred last September. lieutenant general This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Army from 2010 to 2019. He has not been relieved of command. The Navy has relieved the executive officer of one of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for "failing to abide by lawful order," a Navy spokesman confirmed to USNI News. Gen. Douglas McBride, currently the quartermaster commandant for the Army Quartermaster School, will serve as the interim CASCOM commander, Campbell said. As a result, he will be bumped down to brigadier general. USAREUR declined to provide details of the alleged misconduct, saying no information will be released until the investigation is complete. "Every time I turned around, he would call her," said the witness, whose identity was obscured in the report. In September, the Army issued a brief statement in September announcing that Grigsby had been fired from his post leading the Big Red One. The division has seen combat some of the Americas bloodiest battlefields from the Argonne Forest in World War I to D-Day in World II to Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Farwell Sir it's been a pleasure #WEARETRSTRONG. February: Cmdr. One of our sources gave us the highlights of the July 2019 "Report of Investigation" which disclosed the reasons why Brig. selected Brigadier General Ronald W. Burkett II (Win) to serve as Commanding General of the Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry Division, effective today, March 17, 2022. The major general in charge of Carlisle Barracks and the U.S. Army War College has been suspended after seven months on the job amid an investigation into undisclosed allegations against him,. ", January: The entire command team in charge of Marine Corps recruiting station Cleveland, led by Maj. Brandon Currie are relieved for "substandard performance. He is a proud father of four daughters and three sonsone of whom is Coast Guard Lt. j.g. A senior defense official told Military Times on Monday that though the Pentagon would be reporting general figures, it would be tamping down on the release of unit, region and installation details. Brigadier General Stephens will be addressing the Potomac Officers Club as a panelist at the Operational Medicine through the lens of Defense Health Modernization forum to be held Nov. 7 at the 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church, VA. After completing a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Stephens went on to serve as the Chief of a Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation (Womack Army Medical Center). In doing so, you placed your personal interests above those of the unit as it prepared for combat, Allyn wrote. Maj. Gen. Donna Martin became provost marshal general of the Army and commanding general of Army Criminal Investigation Command last July, just 10 days after Guillen's body was . Another witness, whose identity was redacted, testified about warning Grigsby about the perceptions that his relationship with the captain was too close. Soldiers and their spouses emailed in. In Britains Thirty Years War, deaths from disease far outstripped deaths from weapon in this as in every European conflict prior to the twentieth century, writes historian William H. McNeill in the book Plagues and Peoples. The Continental Army was ravaged with smallpox until George Washington forced reluctant troops to be vaccinated. February 15th, DVIDS Hub works best with JavaScript enabled, Version: 89f6906e9817dc7b192edf8e8d786e2b331150b5_2023-02-27T10:21:17, Army Multimedia and Visual Information Directorate, Strategic Had the military been more transparent in reporting the cases from the USS Theodore Rooseveltdaily, even hourlyit would have been obvious to everyone that extreme action needed to be taken to save the crew. Gen. Ronald Stepens, 1990 MCG graduate, credited with saving the life of former vice chief of staff for the U.S. Air Force - Campus Insider With their hearts and minds on saving lives, medical officers like Brigadier General Ronald T. Stephens are always on the clock, never taking a sick day from saving a life. Brig. Brig. (U.S. Navy) The Navy has relieved the commander of the . In 2018, the former commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Col. Timothy Hudson, was suspended. Modly, himself a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced executive who has served in Navy positions prior to the Trump administration, probably did what any civilian chief would have done, even if ultimately proves to be a highly unpopular move. "While I am embarrassed and disappointed in myself, I am more deeply troubled by the pain I know that I have caused my family, the First Infantry Division, the United States Army and all those with whom I have served our nation these past 35 years, Grigsby said in his statement. The report did not determine if Grigsby's relationship with the captain was physical, but it did cite the accounts of witnesses who said they saw his black Dodge Ram pickup truck parked at her home. Regional Health Command-Europe is being headed on an acting basis by Stephens former chief of staff, Col. Andre Pippen. Ronald Flynn Lewis (born 1966) is a former three-star general in the United States Army, retroactively demoted to brigadier general.He last served as special assistant to Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army Daniel B. Allyn, and prior to that was the senior military assistant to United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter from April to November 2015. The answers they were given suggest the Armys health system is stressed, even at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the largest military hospital in Europe. Every time I call the Landstuhl appointment line, I get a busy signal, was one exasperated complaint. (These terms do not apply to outside articles linked on the site, nor to any photos or images that appear with articles.). With Smith came his experience in previous American conflicts. Dealing with disease is key to military readiness. All Rights Reserved. Help us continue to publish distinctive journalism by making a contribution today to RealClearInvestigations. But it is a reminder of the importance of keeping soldiers healthy to keeping them ready as a fighting force. Grigsby, in a statement, apologized and said he volunteered to be retired at the lower grade. No one in the Pentagon over the past month seems to have been willing to go out on a limb and risk the White House's ire in speaking out. According to the report, Lewis used a government credit card to spend $1,121.25 at the Candy Bar strip club in South Korea and $1,755.98 at the Cica Cica Boom strip club in Rome both of which are allegedly often visited by prostitutes. Gen. Ralph Smith began World War II with a promotion to brigadier general and a command of American soldiers in the Pacific. 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