
A Few of the Military Leaders Purged by 0bama

This post is being republished in view of the stunning behavior of senior Military officers in the Pentagon and in major commands. These are the junior officers who were promoted to top ranks after 0bama purged the Military ranks during his Presidency.
What remained became a Woke Generation of senior officers, who would never have been retained in the Military in past years.
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Numerous questions have arisen regarding the identity of the Military officers fired by "President" 0bama to purge the Military ranks of demonstrated leaders. Some observers view this purge as 0bama's attempt to weaken the Military in advance of a take-over of the US by United Nations or Chinese troops, or even his "Private Army".
How did this process unfold?
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| West Point Communist Cadet [Commissioned as a 10th Mtn Div 2LT] |
1) Notably, 0bama restructured Military Commands to replicate the communist Military unit organization in which the Deputy Commander served as the Political Officer with the authority to relieve the Commander of his or her position
But, let's look at some other interesting events which involve our Military leadership leading up to the Navy Yard Shooting.
1) General Ham, fired on October 18, 2012 [relieved of his command of AfriCom (by his Deputy/Political Officer) within minutes of his ordering his his air, sea, and ground units to respond to the attack on the Benghazi Consulate].
2) Admiral Gaouette, fired on October 27, 2012, [relieved of his command ship command (by his Deputy/Political Officer) within minutes of his setting course to respond to the attack on the Benghazi Consulate]. [
[The official reason for Gaouette's relief was that he had "used profanity in berating a subordinate officer". This was an historical event since never before had a sailor ever been known to use profanity! - Oddly, no one in Congress challenged this firing!]
3) General Petraeus, fired on November 9, 2012, relieved of his directorship of CIA, by 0bama, after refusing to affirm to a Congressional Committee that the attack on Benghazi resulted from an anti-Islamist video created by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Coptic Christian.
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| Field Marshal Jarrette |
Although most historians believe Leon Panetta, then Secretary of Defense [replacing GHW Bush CIA acolyte - Bob Gates] gave the order to STAND DOWN, that order actually came from Valerie Jarrett - born in Iran to American parents, and reportedly left Iran at age five; her grandfather was regarded as communist by the FBI.
(a) [Amazingly, she retained full fluency in Farsi {Persian}].
(b) Her political experience came from working in Chicago Mayor Richard Daly's office, and with David Axelrod [whose parents reportedly worked as Stalin's communist political advisors].
(c) According to the FBI, Jarrett still maintains ties to communists and to the Muslim Brotherhood - so her influence in the Biden regime remains strong.
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| Jarrette with VP Biden |
(d) Notably, Jarrette has no Military experience, much less diplomatic experience, so her order to STAND DOWN had to have come from Hillary, who was tied directly to illegal arms shipments to the al Qaeda.
What role is Jarrette playing in the current Administration?
Senior Commanders Fired
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| Major Military Commands in potential hostile zones |
The removal of these commanders essentially neutered the US Military capability to launch either Defensive or Offensive actions in the event of war in these areas.
General John R. Allen-US Marines Commander, International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] (Nov 2012)
Major General Ralph Baker - US Army Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Horn in Africa (April 2013)
Major General Michael Carey - US Air Force Commander, 20th US Air Force in charge of 9,600 people and 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (Oct 2013)
Colonel James Christmas -US Marines Commander, 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit & Commander Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Unit (July 2013)
Major General Peter Fuller-US Army Commander in Afghanistan (May 2011)
Major General Charles M.M. Gurganus-US Marine Corps Regional Commander of SW and I Marine Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan (Oct 2013)
General Carter F. Ham - US Army African Command (Oct 2013)
Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon, Jr.-US Army, Superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY (2013)
Command Sergeant Major Don B Jordan - US Army 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (suspended Oct 2013)
General James Mattis - US Marines Commander, CentCom (May 2013)
Colonel Daren Margolin - US Marine in charge of Quantico’s Security Battalion (Oct 2013)
General Stanley McChrystal - US Army Commander - Afghanistan (June 2010)
General David D. McKiernan - US Army Commander- Afghanistan (2009)
General David Petraeus - Director of CIA from September 2011 to November 2012 & US Army Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] and Commander US Forces Afghanistan [USFOR-A] (Nov 2012)
Brigadier General Bryan Roberts - US Army - Commander 2nd Brigade (May 2013)
Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant – US Marine Corps, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy for the US Pacific Command & Commander, Aviation Wing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Sept 2013)
Colonel Eric Tilley - US Army Commander, Japan Garrison (Nov 2013)
Brigadier General Bryan Wampler - US Army, Commanding General - 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 1st Theater Sustainment Command [TSC] (suspended Oct 2013)
Rear Admiral Charles Gaouette - US Navy Commander - John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Three (Oct 2012)
Vice Admiral Tim Giardina - demoted to Rear Admiral - US Navy, Deputy Commander - US Strategic Command, Commander of the Submarine Group Trident, Submarine Group 9 and Submarine Group 10 (Oct 2013)
Rear Admiral Ron Horton - US Navy Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific (Mar 2011)
Senior Naval Officers Fired in 2011
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| SIXTH FLEET |
The abrupt removal of these commanders and their leadership placed the Naval forces in an extremely weak position in the event China chose to attack the US. Removal of the commanders of Aircraft Carriers and Wing Commanders created a defensive vulnerability, while removal of submarine and destroyer commanders deleted the protective shield for our aircraft carriers and neutered our offensive capability.
Captain David Geisler - Commander Task Force 53 in Bahrain (Oct 2011)
Commander Laredo Bell - Commander Naval Support Activity, Saratoga Springs, NY (Aug 2011)

USS Ponce Lieutenant Commander Kurt Boenisch - Executive Officer
Amphibious Transport Dock Ponce (Apr 2011)
Commander Nathan Borchers - Commander destroyer Stout (Mar 2011)- Ships Company:
- 33 commissioned officers
- 38 chief petty officers
- 210 enlisted personnel
Commander Robert Brown - Commander Beachmaster, Unit 2 (Aug 2011)Responsible for controlling the boat traffic in the surf zone, controlling the beaching and retracting the landing craft, and directing the smooth and efficient flow of personnel and material over the beach. Beach Party Teams are led by the Beachmaster Team Commander.
Commander Andrew Crowe - Executive Officer Navy Region Center Singapore (Apr 2011)

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Captain Robert Gamberg -Executive Officer, Carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 2011)
- Ship's company: 3,532
- Air wing: 2,480
- 90 fixed wing and helicopters
Captain Rex Guinn - Commander Navy Legal Service, Japan (Feb 2011)
Commander Kevin Harms - Commander Strike Fighter Squadron 137 aboard the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (Mar 2011)
Lt Commander Martin Holguin - Commander mine countermeasures Fearless (Oct 2011)
Captain Owen Honors - Commander aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (Jan 2011)
Captain Donald Hornbeck - Commander Destroyer Squadron 1 (Apr 2011)
Destroyer Squadron Commander Etta Jones - Commander amphibious transport dock Ponce (Apr 2011)
Commander Ralph Jones - Executive Officer amphibious transport dock Green Bay (Jul 2011)
Commander Jonathan Jackson - Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 134,deployed aboard carrier Carl Vinson (Dec 2011)

Submarine Tender
Captain Eric Merrill - Commander, Submarine Tender Emory S. Land (Jul 2011)The submarine tender provides food, electricity, water, consumables, spare parts, medical, dental, disbursing, mail, legal services, ordnance, and any parts or equipment repair that a submarine may require. To accomplish this, the ship has a physical plant similar to that of a small town, including 53 different specialized shops.
Captain William Mosk - Commander Naval Station Rota & Naval Activities Spain (Apr 2011)
Commander Timothy Murphy - Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 129, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA (Apr 2011)

USS Kentucky
Commander Joseph Nosse - Commander ballistic-missile submarine Kentucky (Oct 2011)15 Officers
140 Enlisted
Length: 560 feet
Beam: 42 feet
- Commander Mark Olson - Commander destroyer The Sullivans FL (Sep 2011)
Commander John Pethel - Executive Officer amphibious transport dock New York (Dec 2011)
Commander Karl Pugh - Commander Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (Jul 2011)
Commander Jason Strength - Commander, of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, TN (Jul 2011)
Captain Greg Thomas - Commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (May 2011)
Commander Mike Varney - Commander attack submarine Connecticut (Jun 2011)
Commander Jay Wylie - Commander destroyer Momsen (Apr 2011)
Naval Officers Fired in 2012

Sabre Hawks
Commander Alan C. Aber - Executive Officer Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (July 2012)Commander Derick Armstrong - Commander missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (May 2012)
Commander Martin Arriola - Commander destroyer USS Porter (Aug 2012)
Captain Antonio Cardoso - Commander Training Support Center San Diego (Sep 2012)
Captain James CoBell - Commander, Oceana Naval Air Station’s Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (Sep 2012)
Captain Joseph E. Darlak - Commander, Frigate USS Vandegrift (Nov 2012)
[The USS Vandergrift was demolished in a training (SINKEX) exercise in 2015].
Captain Daniel Dusek - Commander, USS Bonhomme Richard, Amphibious Assault ShipThe ship was irreversibly damaged by arson in July 2020, and de-commissioned in 2021 .
Commander David Faught - Executive Officer destroyer Chung-Hoon (Sep 2012)

CBs landing on Invasion Beaches
Commander Franklin Fernandez - Commander, Mobile Construction Battalion 24 (Aug 2012)SeaBees [Construction Battalion] ready invasion beaches to receive troops and heavy equipment.
In wartime, they are frequently caught in heavy light and heavy weapons fire from enemy forces.
Commander Ray Hartman - Commander, Amphibious dock-landing ship Fort McHenry (Nov 2012)
Commander Shelly Hakspiel - Executive Officer, Drug Screening Lab San Diego (May 2012)
Commander Jon Haydel - Commander, USS San Diego, amphibious transport dock (Mar 2012)
Commander Diego Hernandez - Commander ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (Feb 2012)
Commander Lee Hoey - Commander, Drug Screening Laboratory, San Diego (May 2012)
Commander Ivan Jimenez - Executive Officer, frigate Vandegrift (Nov 2012)
Commander Dennis Klein - Commander, submarine USS Columbia (May 2012)
Captain Chuck Litchfield- Commander, Assault Ship USS Essex (Jun 2012)
Captain Marcia Kim Lyons - Commander, Naval Health Clinic New England (Apr 2012)
Captain Robert Marin - Commander, Cruiser USS Cowpens (Feb 2012)
Captain Sean McDonell - Commander, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 (Nov 2012)
[McDonell was the 25th Navy commanding officer to be relieved of duty in 2012. There were 22 commanders relieved in 2011]
Commander Corrine Parker- Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 1 (Apr 2012)
Captain Liza Raimondo - Commander. Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, MD (Jun 2012)
Captain Jeffrey Riedel - Program manager, Littoral Combat Ship program (Jan 2012)

MH-53E Sea Dragon Commander Sara Santoski - Commander, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (Sep 2012)
These vital support units clear routes of mines during combat operations, and also serve to deliver heavy cargoes and troops in areas not served by fixed wing aircraft.
Commander Kyle G. Strudthoff - - Executive Officer,
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25. (Sep 2012)
Navy's only forward deployed Expeditionary Sea Combat squadron, providing Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Personnel Recovery (PR), Special Operations Forces (SOF) support, Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), Search and Rescue (SAR), and Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) capabilities in the 7th Fleet AO.
Commander Sheryl Tannahill - Commander, Operational Support Center, Nashville, TN (Sep 2012)
Commander Michael Ward - Commander, submarine USS Pittsburgh (Aug 2012)
Captain Michael Wiegand - Commander, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (Nov 2012)
Captain Ted Williams - Commander, amphibious command ship Mount Whitney (Nov 2012)
Commander Jeffrey Wissel - Commander, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (Feb 2012)
Naval Officers Fired in 2013
Lieutenant Commander Lauren Allen - Executive Officer, submarine Jacksonville (Feb 2013)
Reserve Captain Jay Bowman - Commander, Operational Support Center, Fort Dix, NJ (Mar 2013)
Captain William Cogar - Commander, hospital ship Mercy’s medical treatment facility (Sept 2013)
Commander Steve Fuller - Executive Officer frigate Kauffman (Mar 2013)
Captain Shawn Hendricks - Program Manager for naval enterprise IT networks (June 2013)
Captain David Hunter - Commander, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 12 & Coastal Riverine Group 2 (Feb 2013)
Captain Eric Johnson - Chief, Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL (2013)
Captain Devon Jones - Commander, Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA (July 2013)
Captain Kevin Knoop - Commander, hospital ship Comfort’s medical treatment facility (Aug 2013)Provides emergency, on-site care for U.S. combatant forces deployed in war or other operations.
In 2020 [under President Trump], Comfort was stationed in New York City to assist the city's coronavirus pandemic; no Covid patients were sent to the ship, although hundreds of captive children, recovered by SpecOps troops from tunnels under Central Park, were transferred to the ship for treatment and evacuation from NYC.
Lt Commander Jack O’Neill -Commander, Operational Support Center Rock Island, IL (Mar 2013)
Commander Allen Maestas - Executive Officer Beachmaster Unit 1 (May 2013)
Commander Luis Molina - Commander, submarine Pasadena (Jan 2013)
Commander James Pickens - Executive Officer, frigate Gary (Feb 2013)
Lieutenant Commander Mark Rice - Commander, Mine Countermeasures ship Guardian (Apr 2013)
Commander Michael Runkle - Commander, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (May 2013)
Commander Jason Stapleton - Executive Officer, Patrol Squadron 4 in Hawaii (Mar 2013)
Commander Nathan Sukols - Commander, submarine Jacksonville (Feb 2013)
Lieutenant Daniel Tyler - Executive Officer, Mine Countermeasures ship Guardian (Apr 2013)
Commander Edward White - Commander, Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (Aug 2013)
Captain Jeffrey Winter - Commander, Carrier Air Wing 17 (Sept 2013)
Commander Thomas Winter, - Commander, submarine Montpelier (Jan 2013)
Commander Corey Wofford - Commander, frigate Kauffman (Feb 2013)
More than 157 Air Force majors [pilots] were forced out of Service with no retirement or benefits.
• Administered non-judicial punishment (Articles 15) to 1,472 officers between 2008 - 2015,
• Court-martialed 41 Lieutenant Colonels or higher, including two general officers,
• Seven General officers have been relieved from their positions since 2008 - 2015,
• Between 2010 - 2015, 29 General Officers faced Army Grade Determination Review Boards.
Ed. Note [17 FEB2024]
[This is my personal assessment based on my experience in the
Pentagon and in the Intelligence Community ]
The 0Bama Purge essentially crippled the US Military Defense Force, which likely would have gone unnoticed by the average American Citizen who would have ignored all these events until the US would come under attack by a hostile nation [e.g., China].
The critical stage of this plan was to nullify the Second Amendment and seize all personal firearms [or any weapons]. This was to result from a multitude of False Flag school and Mall shootings to convince Citizens to give up their Personal Weapons.
The preparations for a Chinese dictator state were in place on the assumption that Hillary would be elected, after which all of 0Bama's FEMA (prison) camps and guillotines would have been employed to eliminate any future opposition.
All those preparations remain in place, to include two Chinese Infantry divisions in Canada and one positioned near our borders. Their logistics have been stored in rented warehouses around the US, while thousands of "military age" Chinese men are crossing our Southern border on a regular basis; their movement around the country to strategic locations is via ventilated "cattle cars" on our railways.
And, our Border Patrol Police and DHS have been forced to accommodate the stream of three million Illegals crossing into the US on a daily basis - quartered in US commercial facilities.
The final phase is the massive Leftist effort to neuter President Trump's Election Campaign, in order to accommodate 0Bama's destruction of America.














