2nd Bde, 82nd Cdr Relieved

[RetPara]

Vague... It will be interesting to see why....

The commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division has been relieved of command, officials announced Wednesday.

Col. Patrick Hynes was relieved of command by Maj. Gen. John Nicholson, the commanding general of the division.

The action took place after an investigation into allegations of misconduct; Hynes was relieved due to loss of confidence in his ability to command, according to a statement from the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, N.C.

No further details about the investigation or the nature of the allegations were available Wednesday evening.

Lt. Col. Albert Paquin, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, will temporarily take command of 2nd BCT, officials said.

Prior to the investigation, the Army had already selected Col. Joseph Ryan to succeed Hynes as brigade commander. Ryan is scheduled to take command in July, officials said.

From Army Times

 

[Centermass]

Good grief, another one? If you hadn't posted this article, I'd have never known that McAteer was still serving (Former 2nd Bde CMDR) and relinquished command of the BDE to Hynes.

 

[DA SWO]

So an incompetent Cdr can survive, but getting drunk or dropping trou gets you fired.

 

[RetPara]

Good grief, another one? If you hadn't posted this article, I'd have never known that McAteer was still serving (Former 2nd Bde CMDR) and relinquished command of the BDE to Hynes.

What circumstances did McAteer turn over command?

 

[Marauder06]

What circumstances did McAteer turn over command?

Must have been pretty good ones, he took over down at JRTC.

 

[Muppet]

2nd. BDE is my old BDE. Of course, I left in 99 and I forget the Col's name but he was old with grey hair and could still run like a motherfucker...

F.M.

 

[Centermass]

What circumstances did McAteer turn over command?

Normal Change of Command (As Marauder eluded to in his follow up post) who passed the torch to Hynes

Good man and a stellar officer.

 

[Viper1]

http://www.militarytimes.com/articl.../BCT-commander-82nd-relieved-single-incident-