Trump Names Matt Lohmeier, Discharged From Space Force Under Biden for Denouncing DEI, as Under Secretary of the Air Force
Former Air/Space Force Lieutenant Colonel F-15 pilot set to become #2 person in the Air Force, and Legal Insurrection couldn’t be happier

I’m sure you recall Matthew Lohmeier, the former Space Force Lieutenant Colonel squadron commander who was fired, forced to resign without a pension just before his retirement date, and subjected to a Pentagon Inspector General investigation after publishing his bestselling book, Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military, which tore the lid off the military’s obsession with DEI and racist and radical “woke” ideologies.
As I reported here, Matthew Lohmeier – a Tour de Force Supporting our Military Members, Lohmeier spoke at an event I attended in June 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona, produced jointly by Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) and the Arizona Women of Action (AZWOA).
Lohmeier was dynamite and went into the gory details about the brazen DEI indoctrination inflicted on our service members.
Matthew Lohmeier during his presentation:
Prior to that, we here at Legal Insurrection held a webinar in December 2022 about the impact of DEI at the Service Academies, and Matt was our guest speaker. That webinar, definitely worth watching, was entitled Saving the Military Service Academies from Wokeness, can be viewed here:
We also recently reported that Lohmeier became the Executive Vice President of STARRS, an excellent move considering Lohmeier’s first-hand familiarity with the destructive nature of the U.S. military’s embrace of all things DEI: Stroke of Genius: Premier “Anti-Woke” Military Watchdog Hires Matt Lohmeier as Executive Vice-President. Lohmeier took over on July 1 of last year.
Most recently, we noted that Matt Lohmeier met President-elect Trump on the campaign trail, and asked Trump to get rid of DEI policies in the U.S. military. Not only did Trump agree, but he also on the spot promised to appoint Lohmeier to a task force dedicated to doing just that: Trump to Appoint Matthew Lohmeier to Task Force Charged With Dismantling DEI in Military:
Wow… Trump is such a good man.❤️
SPACE FORCE Commander who was FIRED and Lost his Pension for Criticizing DEI Trainings in the Military, was just Given a Job in Trumps Next Administration
Trump promises to create a Task Force to make sure DEI never shows its ugly head in the… pic.twitter.com/vvCC0x1L03
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) October 4, 2024
Well, President-elect Trump just went one better than appointing Matthew Lohmeier to a task force, he has nominated him to become the Under Secretary of the Air Force, which is the #2 position in both the Air Force and Space Force:
From The Hill: Dismissed Space Force lieutenant colonel tapped to join Air Force leadership under Trump:
President-elect Trump announced Friday that Matthew Lohmeier will serve as the under secretary of the Air Force.
“Matt is a former fighter pilot, and Space Force Squadron Commander, who has devoted his life to serving our Great Nation,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “He is a proud graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.”
In 2021, Lohmeier was fired from the Space Force, where he served as a lieutenant colonel, after criticizing the U.S. military on a conservative podcast. Lohmeier joined “The Steve Gruber Show” to discuss his book “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” which claims that Marxist beliefs have become increasingly common in the military. In the same appearance, he also called The New York Times’s 1619 Project “anti-American.”
At the time, the Defense Department said it had lost “trust and confidence” in Lohmeier as the reason for his dismissal. His removal from the role was met with outrage from Republican lawmakers, including former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who called the department’s move “retaliatory.”
On Friday, Trump wrote that in his new role, Lohmeier will work to “end the devastating ‘woke’ policies that have destroyed our Military, and make our Country STRONG AGAIN.”
Lohmeier will serve alongside Troy Meink, who Trump tapped to lead the Air Force earlier this week. His appointment, as well as Meink’s, will require Senate confirmation.
From STARRS’ X Post (Lohmeier is the current Executive VP of STARRS, which is dedicated to stopping DEI indoctrination in the U.S. military):
Congratulations @matthewlohmeier, STARRS soon to be former Executive Vice President!! We are so excited for you! STARRS stands by to help you and @PeteHegseth eliminate the divisive CRT/DEI ideology in the military and service academies and return to merit. pic.twitter.com/GzM3kJvPeY
— STARRS (@STARRSmission) January 18, 2025
Lohmeier posted this at X following Trump’s post:
Thank you, Mr. President! I’m grateful for your trust, and am very much looking forward to continuing my service to our great men and women in uniform.
To all men and women with a desire to serve your country in uniform, come join us now! We want the best, brightest, and… pic.twitter.com/fan8fqvOEL
— Matt Lohmeier 🇺🇸 (@matthewlohmeier) January 18, 2025
And STARRS’ post is not the only congratulatory post on X – in fact, X is flooded with such posts:
Meet Matthew Lohmeier. He was forced out of his Space Force command because he questioned DEI. Today President Trump named him Under Secretary of the Air Force.
DEI is going to DIE in the US military very soon!pic.twitter.com/J3mMEBZiZC
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 18, 2025
Remember this guy? Matt Lohmeier Airforce F15 pilot and Space force Commander. He was fired by Biden’s woke generals for exposing and resisting poisonous DEI initiatives in the military.
Trump just nominated him to be Undersecretary of the Air Force. pic.twitter.com/Bcp5vtpTLL
— Sneyob (@BoyensJC) January 18, 2025
We here at Legal Insurrection wish Matthew Lohmeier Godspeed and good luck in his new leadership role in the Air/Space Force.

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One door closes and a HUGE door opens
I remember him well
And he made Trump look small, hard to do
Incredible man, story and very easy on the eyes
Beauty and smarts do go together
I believe he’s Mormon
Hurray!
Hurrah!
Huzzah!
Yippeeee!!!
Wow. What a savvy pick.
Lohmeier will be able to do a lot of good as the Air Force #2.
He definitely sounds like a person that can get the job done.
Great news! And a double-barreled middle finger to the “WOKE” Marxist crowd.
The woke officers who helped railroad him out should be at the least be forcibly retired themselves, if they don’t have THEIR 20 years in yet too bad so sad, the president has “lost confidence in them”.
You *know* that everyone involved in that decision knows Hell is coming to breakfast. He will be able to immediately demand all the documentation hat identified exactly who was involved in it, and the retribution will be epic.
regardless of “loss of confidence” , etc. thought every commissioned officer served “at the pleasure of the president” and could be dismissed at the president’s sole discretion
cannot the president dismiss any officer outright ?–am remembering mac and truman
source: https://www.military.com/hiring-veterans/resources/military-officer-rank-structure.html
I would have liked him as Secretary of Defense but this is next best spot.
Good luck Matthew, the country needs you
The Air Force is the most woke of all branches so he is in a great spot. He also has the SecDef to back up any call he makes. The horrible female general who oversees so many of the AFs appointments is a lesbian who is so woke it is staggering. She refused to send some of her woke underlings to the South because of perceived mistreatment.
I hope something similar is done for Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller who was forced out after criticizing the screwups in Afghanistan. Making him the Navy undersecretary would be sweet revenge
More publicity would help. Let’s help keep his name visible on social media.
I feel good.
Finally a real President.