The Air Force made a hype video for a new fighter wing commander. He was fired a year later
David Roza - Yesterday 2:59 PM
The commander of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing was relieved last week due to his leaders losing faith in his abilities.
“Leadership lost trust and confidence in Col. Douglas DeMaio’s ability to command,” Maj. Jacqueline Krimmel, director of public affairs for the Alabama National Guard, told Task & Purpose.
DeMaio was replaced by Col. Brian Vaughn on Aug. 2, about a year and two months after DeMaio took over command of the 187th in May 2021.
Krimmel did not state the reason for DeMaio’s relief, but she said that there is currently no investigation underway. Most tours of command last two years before the officer is transferred to another assignment, and DeMaio’s three predecessors at the helm of the 187th all commanded the wing for about that long.
Col. Douglas D. DeMaio assumes command of the 187th Fighter Wing May 5, 2021, at a change of command ceremony held in the hangar at Dannelly Field, Ala. Brig. Gen. William L. Sparrow, Alabama Air National Guard commander, presided over the ceremony. (Jim Bentley/U.S. Air National Guard)
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