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Former Space Force commander nominated to serve as Air Force undersecretary: President-elect Donald Trump
Fox News ^ | January 17, 2025 | Alexandra Koch

Posted on 01/17/2025 8:49:15 PM PST by george76

Trump says Lohmeier will work to end military's 'devastating woke policies'...

A former fighter pilot will serve as the next United States Undersecretary of the Air Force, President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday night.

Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a former U.S. Space Force commander, appeared on Fox News to discuss military readiness in July, after claiming he was fired for criticizing the "Marxist" DEI complex.

Lohmeier, a 2006 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, was in the military for more than a decade before joining the Space Force in 2020, where he specialized in missile warning systems.

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He was fired less than a year later, losing his pension, after appearing on The Steve Gruber Show to discuss his bestselling book, "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military."

Lohmeier was relieved of his command and subjected to an Inspector General investigation launched by the Pentagon, according to a biography posted on Congress.gov.

After separating from active duty in September 2021, he became a public speaker and consultant on "matters of Marxist ideology and tactics, CRT, military culture, and the preservation of liberty,"

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"Matthew will work with the GREAT Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to end the devastating "woke" policies that have destroyed our Military, and make our Country STRONG AGAIN," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Congratulations Matthew!"

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1 posted on 01/17/2025 8:49:15 PM PST by george76
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"Matthew will work with the GREAT Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to end the devastating "woke" policies that have destroyed our Military, and make our Country STRONG AGAIN," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Congratulations Matthew!"

WINNING!

2 posted on 01/17/2025 9:02:38 PM PST by GOPJ (AMERICA FOR AMERICANS if anyone wants to live in an overpopulated hellhole they can MOVE there..)
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To: george76

good news. good man.


3 posted on 01/17/2025 9:07:53 PM PST by dadfly
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To: george76

Another one that we can figure goes in loaded for bear, full speed ahead.


4 posted on 01/17/2025 9:21:24 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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This man appeared at an event, told the President what happened to him, and the crowd was furious.

The strapping giant of a warrior just oozes masculinity, an obvious threat to the petty ankle-biters Biden installed.

So glad he got the position. He will wreck DEI and toss the losers out.


5 posted on 01/17/2025 9:47:17 PM PST by TheWriterTX (🇺🇸✝️🙏🇮🇱)
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Lohmeier, there’s something that’s changed about you since you went into space. Can’t put my finger on it.

👽


6 posted on 01/17/2025 9:54:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Clapping enthusiastically.


7 posted on 01/17/2025 10:29:27 PM PST by mairdie
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yeah, that’s a good one.


8 posted on 01/17/2025 10:30:57 PM PST by Strict9
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don't forget to clean out the Academy!!!.
9 posted on 01/17/2025 10:44:38 PM PST by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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In the mid 2000s, I watched what was then AFSPACECOM Hq Senior Leadership in action. Hq was divided into five Divisions (LK1 - LK5) each headed by Full Bird Colonels who were at their career point of Retire or get that 1-Star promotion.

Each one's goal was to position Himself to get all the recognition possible, but keep His name free of any association with failures. Therefore, each LK Colonel would not sign off on anything unless the other four had already signed off on it!

As a newbie at Hq, it took awhile to accomplish anything. I could get my LK Colonel to sign off, but He always had one particular other LK Colonel that absolutely had to have signed off first (I think He considered the other Colonel as His strongest rival for that coveted 1-Star).

After a while, I tracked down the key people the other four Colonels trusted enough to get their signatures (either an Senior enlisted guy or a lieutenant/Captain - You know, somebody who could be blamed if there was any negative blowback).

Made friends with these guys and we all worked with each other to get necessary decisions through the LK1 - LK5 "System".

BTW, when I moved on, none of them had received that Promotion -- thankfully so as all of them were total losers.

10 posted on 01/17/2025 10:48:26 PM PST by Col Freeper (Praise and Trust in the LORD in All Things at All Times.)
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Cool. Who fired him? Who carried it out? Who did they choose to replace him?

Fire every single last one of those people immediately.


11 posted on 01/17/2025 11:00:43 PM PST by FLT-bird
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Great pick! 100% super clean and top quality man.


12 posted on 01/17/2025 11:07:42 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI..Exactly.)
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13 posted on 01/17/2025 11:38:58 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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This is awesome.


14 posted on 01/18/2025 12:05:02 AM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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15 posted on 01/18/2025 2:35:28 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Undersecretary used to have national reconnaissance so this guy probably had those tickets. He was fired before he had to wear those new space force uniforms. He should get his retirement back.


16 posted on 01/18/2025 3:01:34 AM PST by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer)
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Lohmeier, a 2006 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, was in the military for more than a decade before joining the Space Force in 2020, where he specialized in missile warning systems.


Read Greenland. Home of a first line of detection against Russia missiles. Thule AFB now Pituffik AFB


17 posted on 01/18/2025 5:10:25 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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What a great pick! I got to hear him speak in Beavercreek, Ohio. He autographed a copy of his book, “Irresistible Revolution”, for me. He’ll be a awesome compliment to Pete Hegseth.


18 posted on 01/18/2025 5:32:03 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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Cool. My kid is an aerospace engineer who just started a new job at a private space agency in support of Space Force.


19 posted on 01/18/2025 2:21:19 PM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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