He went on to end redundant COVID testing — which was not even required by the Air Force or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — to allow maintenance personnel to remove their masks when working outside in the hot desert, and to become the first Air Force deployed commander in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to reopen the gyms. Citing Tata’s memo, the board found that “discussion of the applicant’s views regarding COVID vaccines and mitigation policies during the investigation, and captured in the ROI, may have negatively influenced the outcome of the investigation, which then led to the adverse actions.” The majority of the Board determined this is sufficient to justify granting the applicant’s request to overturn substantiation of the allegation in the SAF/IGS ROI, to remove associated adverse actions from the applicant’s records, and, given reinstatement to the previous selection board list is outside the AFBCMR’s authority, to instead provide the applicant the opportunity for a Special Selection Board (SSB) or supplemental consideration for promotion to major general.
Author: Olivia Rondeau
Published at: 2025-12-23 21:42:50
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