Another senior enlisted Army official — the second in the past week — has been fired from their position in the Washington, D.C., area, according to the service.
Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell, the top enlisted leader for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, was relieved Tuesday, though it was unclear what led to his dismissal. That follows the firing of the senior enlisted leader in charge of the Army branch that oversees operations across the greater D.C. region on Aug. 8.
Jarrell was fired due to a “loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead effectively,” Maj. Lindsay Roman, a spokesperson for U.S. Army Cyber Command, told Military.com, declining to go into detail.
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“Loss of trust and confidence” is the go-to line for the service when a senior official is fired. Those reasons could range from immoral conduct, poor performance or criminal activity — though Jarrell was not facing any military criminal charges as of Thursday, according to a review of the service’s legal docket.
Military.com was unable to reach Jarrell for comment ahead of publication. It was also unclear whether he had hired an attorney. He previously served as the command sergeant major of the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion at Camp Zama, Japan.
The 1st Information Operations Command primarily handles intelligence analysis and cybersecurity for…
