The commanding officer of an Air Force medical group at Joint Base Charleston has been relieved and the unit’s senior enlisted advisor reassigned while the commander of a squadron within the group was also fired, Air Force officials confirmed.
Air Force Col. Anadis Collado has been relieved as commanding officer of the 628th Medical Group, said Joint Base Charleston spokesman 1st Lt Taylor Ferry. Lt. Col. Douglas Grabowski has also been relieved as commander of the 628th Healthcare Operations Squadron, a smaller unit within the group under Collado’s command.
The two were relieved “due to a loss in trust and confidence in their ability to lead,” Ferry told Task & Purpose on Tuesday.
Chief Master Sgt. Ann Johnson has also been replaced as the 628th Medical Group’s senior enlisted leader, Ferry said in a statement.
No further information was immediately available on why Collado and Grabowski were relieved and Johnson reassigned. The phrase “loss of confidence” is a boilerplate term that military leaders commonly use rather than specify reasons why officers and non-commissioned officers are relieved of duty. Commanders in every military service can be fired for a wide range of reasons, from poor performance or leadership within their unit to personal issues outside of work.
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