A group commander at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida was fired from his job last week, just days before he was set to formally leave his position.
Col. Jeremiah Hammill, the former commander of the 96th Test Wing’s Civil Engineer Group at Eglin, was set to pass off his command July 18 but was fired from his role on July 15 “due to a loss in confidence in his ability to lead,” according to an Air Force Material Command spokesperson.
“Information came to the commander’s attention that caused him to lose confidence in Col. Hammill’s ability to lead and raised concerns about good order and discipline within [the 96th Civil Engineer Group],” the spokesperson said. “At this time, we are not going to comment further on the circumstances leading to this decision.”
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Col. Michelle Sterling, formerly the commander of the 324th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, was slated to take over for Hammill.
Hammill had led the 96th Civil Engineer Group since 2022. His prior assignments included stints as the director of staff at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and as the commander of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
It’s a rarity for the service branches to disclose the specific reasons why a commander is removed from their role,…
