Last year there was a rash of firings of military commanders. Here’s the first along with the ones I caught last year as a reminder.

The commanding officer of the USS Georgia sub's blue crew -- Capt. Geoffry Patterson -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas Buchanan, the commander of Submarine Group 10, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said.

Patterson appears to be the first Navy commander to be removed from command this year.

The Navy has relieved the commander of its Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic in Virginia Beach, according to a statement released late Wednesday night. Capt. Paul Choate was relieved of command Aug. 31

The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Howard on Saturday. Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, relieved Cmdr. Kenji Igawa from his duties “due to loss of confidence in his ability to command,”

The Navy fired the commander of one of its ballistic missile submarines on Friday, the service announced in a statement Monday. The commanding officer of the USS Alabama sub's blue crew -- Cmdr. Michael Lyle -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook, the commander of Submarine Group 9, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said.

A U.S. Coast Guard commander in North Carolina was permanently relieved of command. In a news release from the 5th District Mid-Atlantic, the Coast Guard said Captain Matthew Baer has been reassigned due to "loss of confidence in his judgment and ability to fulfill his assigned duties."

The Army has relieved the commanding general of the service’s fires school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, officials confirmed Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper was under investigation by the service’s inspector general for violating hunting regulations at the Oklahoma post, according to reporting from Military.com. The Lawton Constitution first reported Kamper’s firing.

Six Air Force officers who were in charge of caring for the infrastructure, fuel and logistics support for a North Dakota nuclear missile base were relieved of command due to a loss of confidence in their ability to carry out their responsibilities, the Air Force said.

Cannon Air Force Base announced on Thursday that Colonel Michael Shreves was relieved from command of the 27th Special Operations Group due to “a loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead the members of his command.”

Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart was relieved for loss of confidence in his ability to command the 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command announced May 10.  Stewart was relieved for alleged misconduct, which was not described in further detail. AETC said the matter is under investigation. 

Capt. Brian Drechsler was prematurely relieved of command Tuesday as leadership of the Naval Special Warfare Center was transferred to Captain Mark Burke, according to the U.S. Navy.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, Eleventh Air Force Commander, relieved Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch of command of the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, today due to shortfalls in his personal conduct prior to taking command.

A colonel at Tinker Air Force Base has been relieved of his duties after an investigation found he failed to foster a culture of safety and berated crews for not flying training missions on short rest.  The U.S. Air Force announced that Col. Gary Donovan, 552nd Operations Group commander, was relieved from command on Monday. 

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer Stout Friday. Cmdr. Jeffrey Applebaugh, who has served as the commanding officer since October 2022, was ousted due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,”