Col. Ryan Herman, the head of an Air Force operations group in Spain was relieved of command after only four months in the job, the Air Force announced Friday.

“The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group commander, Col. Ryan Herman, was relieved of command on November 7, 2025, by the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, Col. Jordan Norman, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing said in a statement.

The Air Force did not provide any additional information on what prompted Herman’s removal. The Air Force, like the rest of the military, uses the term “loss of confidence” to cover a wide variety of reasons for firings or removals from command, ranging from severe misconduct to personal reasons. The Air Force has used the phrase to

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