Space Force officer at Buckley ousted from job after comments on military Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier is out of his post as commissioner for publishing and promoting a book suggesting that the military is being infiltrated by Marxism. Author: Marshall Zelinger Updated: 8:52 PM MDT May 18, 2021 DENVER — A Space Force commander at Buckley Air Force Base has been forced to give his command more space. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier is no longer in charge of the 11th Space Warning Squadron, which operates the Space-Based Infrared System for missile warnings. He is out for publishing and promoting a book suggesting that the military is pushing Marxism and that the military's diversity and inclusion training creates conflict.