President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday night that a former fighter pilot will be the next deputy secretary of the Air Force.
Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeyer, former commander of the U.S. Space Force, appeared on Fox News in July to discuss military readiness after claiming he was fired for criticizing the Space Force. “Marxist” DEI Complex.
Lohmeyer graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the military for more than a decade before joining the Space Force in 2020, specializing in missile warning systems.
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Lohmeyer (US Congress)
Space Force commander says he lost his pension due to criticism of DEI in the military, confesses that he felt “betrayed”
He was fired less than a year after appearing on The Steve Gruber Show and lost his pension.
Matthew Lohmeyer (Buckley Space Force Base)
When announcing his nomination, President Trump praised Lohmeyer, writing that he “dedicated his life to the service of our great nation.”
“Matthew will work with great Secretary of Defense candidate Pete Hegseth to end the devastating 'woke' policies that destroyed our military and make our country strong again,” President Trump said on Truth Social. I wrote this. “Congratulations, Matthew!”
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Fox News Digital’s Hannah Grossman and Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi contributed to this article.
