Unusual changes in the Corps:
The commander of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit was removed from his position on Wednesday, less than a week after the force’s subordinate units were first brought together to deploy in 2014, Marine officials said. Col. James Christmas was relieved of command by Maj. Gen. Raymond Fox, the commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., after the general lost confidence in Christmas’ ability to continue commanding the Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU,” said Capt. Binford Strickland, a Marine spokesman. No additional explanation was given for the decision....I don't even have a crazy conspiracy theory here, I just know that seven reliefs of command in four months appears to be out of the ordinary.
At least six other Marine officers have been removed from command since mid-March. In each case, Marine officials have provided little explanation for why the decisions were made, saying a general officer had lost confidence in that commander’s ability to lead his personnel.
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Hmmm Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel was at Lejeune the same day. What a coincidence.
ReplyDeleteRepeating what Obama told him I assume. I seldom go there anymore.
DeleteThats the one I got a late night call about two days ago, "somebody high up at Lejeune relieved
ReplyDeleteof command , not sure who, maybe a two star." I was scratching my head over that one. Thanks for clearing it up. It still doesn't bode well that it was a bird Colonel. They are like Sargents, back-bone of enlisted corp. back-bone of officer corp.
http://sfmedic.blogspot.com/2013/07/stalinist-purge-of-our-military.html
They are like Sargents, back-bone of enlisted corp. back-bone of officer corp.
DeleteYes, Sir.