An Air Force one-star general has been fired from his leadership role as director and program executive officer of the bombers directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in Ohio following an internal investigation.
Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley was removed from his position Tuesday "following an internal investigation which revealed inappropriate personal relationships," a news release from Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said.
"The director and PEO position leads a team executing the modernization and sustainment of the Air Force's bomber portfolio and is vitally important to the defense of the nation," said Gen. Duke Richardson, head of Air Force Materiel Command. "Airmen of all ranks must be held accountable for their actions."
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It's rare for officials to provide reasons for a firing, often relying on the phrase "due to a loss of trust and confidence" as a catch-all term, but the details of the internal investigation into Quiqley and revelation of an inappropriate personal relationships are notable.
Derek Kaufman, a spokesperson for Air Force Materiel Command, told Military.com that Quigley is still serving in the Air Force, adding, "He is performing duties, supporting the command as assigned here" at Wright-Patterson in Dayton, Ohio.
Kaufman did not say whether Quigley will face any additional action or punishment.
"Privacy protections prevent the disclosure of administrative or nonjudicial punishment, and it would be inappropriate to speculate on other potential actions," Kaufman added.
Quigley commissioned as an officer in 1997 after graduating from Utah State University's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Other prior roles he held included serving as the director of the Minuteman III Systems Directorate at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in Utah, as well as director of staff and director of the digital acceleration task force at Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson, according to his service biography.
Quigley could not be reached at multiple phone numbers listed in public records and did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
Joseph Peloquin, who is currently the Air Force deputy program executive officer for bombers, has been named interim director and program executive officer, the news release said.
His removal marks the second public leadership firing for the Air Force in 2025. The commander of the Air Force's 613th Air Operations Center in Hawaii was removed from her position on Jan. 16, Military.com previously reported.
It also comes amid a looming trial for Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, who is facing a court-martial for adultery and fraternization.
Meeker was removed from his command on Dec. 29, 2023, and three Uniform Code of Military Justice violations were handed down last month.
Military legal experts told Military.com that Meeker's case is unusual, noting that criminal charges are rarely levied for private, consensual affairs; instead, there must be a significant impact on good order and discipline for it to progress to a court-martial.
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