A colonel with four war-zone deployments has been suspended from his post as garrison commander of Fort Bliss, Texas, as Army officials explore as-yet-unspecified charges of misconduct.
Col. Thomas Munsey is off the job “pending the outcome of an investigation,” base spokesman Lt. Col. Lee Peters said in a statement released to local media late last week and reported by The Associated Press. Reached Monday via email, Peters said he could provide no further information on the nature of the misconduct, nor say which official had ordered Munsey’s suspension.
The statement, in full: “Col. Thomas Munsey has been suspended of his duties for alleged conduct pending the outcome of an investigation. It is our policy to not comment on ongoing investigations. No additional information or details are available.”
Munsey took over as garrison commander June 20. A field artillery officer, he deployed twice to Iraq (2004-05, 2007) and twice to Afghanistan (2009, 2011-12), according to his online bio.
In a column published by the Fort Bliss Bugle shortly after assuming the post, Munsey said he was “honored and excited” to take on the job, pledging to maintain a Facebook page as a way to improve communication at the installation.
COL Munsey’s Open Door is no longer active. A Web-search cache shows the last post, from a Bliss barbecue event, went out late Saturday.
