Group commander relieved of post in U.K. after six months

Group commander relieved of post in U.K. after six months
By Bryan Mitchell, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, January 25, 2008

RAF MILDENHALL, England — After roughly six months on the job, the commander of the 423rd Air Base Group at RAF Alconbury has been relieved of his command, Air Force officials said Thursday.

Col. Robert G. Steele was relieved of duty on Jan. 18 by the 501st Combat Support Wing commander, Col. Kimberly Toney, according to an Air Force news release.

“The action was administrative, not punitive,” Toney said in the release. “I lost confidence in Col. Steele’s ability to lead the group.”

The Air Force issued the news release Thursday following a request for information from Stars and Stripes.

The release states that Steele is not under investigation and no criminal charges are expected to be filed against him.


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