Head of California Air National Guard removed amid allegations of cover-up and retaliation
By Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle
Apr 05, 2019 | 7:05 PM
The head of the California Air National Guard and one of its five wing commanders have been removed from their positions amid complaints of reprisals against whistleblowers and allegations of a cover-up of misconduct that reached into the highest ranks of the organization, officials announced Friday.
Maj. Gen. Clay L. Garrison, the top commander of the 4,700-member air guard, was dismissed for being unable to “maintain a positive command climate,†said Lt. Col. Thomas Keegan, spokesman for the California Military Department. Keegan said the department had lost “faith, trust and confidence†in Garrison’s ability to lead.
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