{"id":2422494,"date":"2025-04-11T10:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-force-base-commander-relieved-of-duty-for-comments-on-jd-vance\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:35:08","slug":"space-force-base-commander-relieved-of-duty-for-comments-on-jd-vance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-force-base-commander-relieved-of-duty-for-comments-on-jd-vance\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force Base Commander Relieved of Duty for Comments on JD Vance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspace-force-base-commander-relieved-of-duty-for-comments-on-jd-vance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colonel Susannah Meyers, the commander of the Pituffik space Base in Greenland, has been relieved of her duties due to a &#8220;loss of confidence in her ability to lead,&#8221; following her comments about Vice President J.D. vance. The Space Operations Command announced her dismissal after she distanced her military installation from Vance and Trump administration policies in a message sent to all personnel at the base. Meyers expressed her commitment to the base and emphasized a nonpartisan stance, but her actions were seen as undermining the chain of command. This led to her being removed from command, with Col. Shawn Lee stepping in to lead the base. The dismissal received public support from Pentagon officials and politicians, reinforcing the expectation of nonpartisanship within military leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The commander of a Space Force base in Greenland has been relieved of her duties after comments made about Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Space Force Col. Susannah Meyers, former head of the Pituffik Space Base, was removed from command on Thursday, Space Operations Command announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spoc.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/4152328\/for-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media release<\/a>, citing &ldquo;loss of confidence in her ability to lead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meyers was pulled hours after a report revealed she sent an  distancing the U.S. military installation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-skewers-mitch-mcconnell-one-great-acts-political-pettiness-ever-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> and the policies of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vance visited the Pituffik base during his March 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-explains-greenland-critically-important-seeing-didnt-realize-fully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip to Greenland<\/a>. Meyers&rsquo; message was sent days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>In the Thursday report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2025\/04\/10\/space-force-commander-greenland-sent-out--breaking-vance-after-his-visit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military.com<\/a>, Meyers was identified as the one responsible for sending the  to all Pituffik personnel.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Meyers wrote that she mulled Vance&rsquo;s visit over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not presume to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">understand current politics<\/a>,&rdquo; she wrote, &ldquo;but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-vaccine-ad-campaign\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Announces Vaccine Ad Campaign\">administration discussed<\/a> by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The then-commander then vowed to dig in to her position.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I commit that, for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base, all of our flags will fly proudly,&rdquo; she wrote, &ldquo;together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A source told the outlet that this  was not only sent to American military personnel stationed at the base, but to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-air-force-base-goes-under-lockdown-after-reports-of-shots-fired\/\" title=\"Texas air force ... goes under lockdown after reports of shots fired\">base personnel<\/a>, including those from Denmark and Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Colonel Susannah Meyers, commander of Pituffik Space Base was removed from command by Colonel Kenneth Klock, commander of Space Base Delta 1, on April 10, 2025 for loss of confidence in her ability to lead,&rdquo; the media release said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The USSF noted Col. Shawn Lee has now assumed command of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strategic-importance-trumps-move-acquire-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenland<\/a> base.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers&rsquo; dismissal was celebrated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump&rsquo;s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense,&rdquo; Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeanParnellATSD\/status\/1910502650170265627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana Sen. Jim Banks also added his own comments on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Colonel Meyers tried to politicize the Space Force and was held accountable,&rdquo; the senator wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorBanks\/status\/1910502333907185760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lloyd Austin isn&rsquo;t SecDef anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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