Panther of the Week: Capt. Matthew Lohmeier USAF Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, commander of 11th Space Warning Squadron, was relieved from his post Friday by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of Space Operations Command, over a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, Military.com reported in an exclusive Email interview. “This decision was based on public comments made by Lt. Col. Lohmeier in a recent podcast…..Lt. Gen. Whiting has initiated a Command Directed Investigation on whether these comments constituted prohibited partisan political activity.” The book Capt Matthew authored is “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military.” In discussing with Todd Wood host of a podcast the aim of the book, Capt Matthew stated that the milItary’s political straying into the new left leanings such as diversity and inclusion training — “are the systemic cause for the divisive climate across America today,” military.com wrote. He stressed that qualification should be the priority for hiring pilots in the already overburdened military after the latest stand down military purge policy.