The Pentagon fired the commander at the U.S. Space Force base in Greenland after she broke with Vice President JD Vance who recently traveled to Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the vice president\u2019s visit, Col. Susannah Meyers emailed base personnel on March 31,\u00a0writing, “I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by\u00a0Vice President Vance\u00a0on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added that she had “spent the weekend thinking about Friday’s visit \u2014 the actions taken, the words spoken, and how it must have affected each of you.” The email was first reported by Military.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Space Force said in a public statement Meyers had been relieved of command “due to loss of confidence in her ability to lead.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties,” the statement read. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Col. Shawn Lee has now assumed the command, Space Force said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense,” Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell posted on X. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Meyers became commander of the 821st Space Base Group in July, according to a Facebook post about the change-of-command ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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