* Numbers following use of removal of duplicates commands when available.
He asserted that his superior at Third Air Force attempted to have him court-martialed, but the commander of USAFE, General Gabriel P. Disosway, instead authorized his removal from command of the 81st TFW, cancellation of a recommended Legion of Merit award, and transfer to the headquarters of the Ninth Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
And Admiral Locklear explained that the scope of civil protection was being interpreted to permit the removal of the chain of command of Qaddafi's military, which includes Qaddafi," Turner said.
His removal from command of the Western Department did irreparable damage to his reputation.
Gates, following the removal of Arnold from the field command, assumed command of the American left and gave the right to General Lincoln.
Other disciplinary action included suspension and removal from command, letters of reprimand, counseling, and retraining.
As a result of the investigation, Gates announced that, "a substantial number of Air Force general officers and colonels have been identified as potentially subject to disciplinary measures, ranging from removal from command to letters of reprimand," and that he had accepted the resignations of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and USAF Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley.
Both Himmler and Göring welcomed Hitler's decision, since both had much to gain by Röhm's downfall – the independence of the SS for Himmler, and the removal of a rival for the future command of the army for Göring.
The alleged tardiness of his pursuit and his objection to a plan of campaign ordered by the Washington authorities brought about his removal from command.
Just as the removal of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal from command in Afghanistan was viewed as President Obama's reassertion of civilian control of the military, so Mr. Gates's memo on "Interaction With the Media" was viewed as a reassertion by civilian public affairs specialists of control over the military's contacts with the news media.
