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Maintenance Squadron Commander Removed at Dyess Air Force Base
Lt. Col. Kristen Shadden receives the guidon during a 7th AMXS change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 28, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter)
8 Apr 2021
An Air Force commander in charge of the maintenance squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, was removed from her post last month after top leadership at the base determined her performance was inadequate.
Col. Jose E. Sumangil, commander of the 7th Bomb Wing, removed Lt. Col. Kristen Shadden as head of the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on March 29 for loss of confidence in her ability to lead. Shadden had assumed command of the squadron on June 28, 2019.
This story has been updated. More than a dozen military bases stretching from Fort Drum in New York to Fort Hood in Texas were closed Tuesday as large swaths of the country were gripped by freezing temperatures and dangerous weather conditions. In southern portions of the United States, many residents were dealing with freezing temperatures and power and water outages. Dyess Air Force Base in west Texas was without water Tuesday because of a power outage at Abilene s water treatment facility. Most of the city was expected to get water back by the end of the day, but a boil water notice will continue, city officials said.