Action Stems From An Off-Duty Incident That Was Not Properly Reported
The woman who became the first female commander of Marine One has been fired from the post, according to the U.S. Marine Corps.
Military.com reports that, according to a statement released by II Marine Expeditionary Force, 45-year-old Lt. Col. Jennifer Grieves was relieved from command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, a CH-53E Super Stallion squadron out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, due to a loss of trust and confidence in her ability to continue to lead.
Grieves was fired by Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, commander of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, in the wake of an off-duty incident that was not properly reported. Grieves was reportedly arrested at her home following a domestic argument on December 16 at about 0300. She was charged with Simple Assault. She was released on $500 bond, and the case has not been resolved, according to the report.
According to her Marine Corps bio, Captain Grieves was accepted to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), MCAF Quantico, Virginia on September 30, 2005. Captain Grieves was designated as a White House Aircraft Commander in June 2007 becoming NATOPS rated in the VH-3D, and VH-60N. In February 2008, Captain Grieves was selected as a Command Pilot for HMX-1, responsible for supervising overseas deployments as well as designated the OIC for various White House Alert Facilities.
On May 14, 2008, Captain Grieves was selected by the Commanding Officer as one of five pilots authorized to serve as the Helicopter Aircraft Commander to the President of the United States. Captain Grieves was promoted to Major on August 1, 2008 and served as a Marine One Pilot for HMX-1 until 3 August 2009.
She was later promoted to Lt. Col, and served as the MAG-29 Operations Officer from April 2015 through September 2015 at which point she was assigned as the PSD CO, MAG-29 until she assumed command of HMH-464 in May 2015.
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