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Fox News reported that Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of the Air Force fires 2 commanders, 4 subordinates at Minot Lt. Col. Jason Heard is the first Thunderbirds commander to be relieved of duty. Forced to step down Wednesday were Brig. Air Force commander Contact the author here. In June 2016, a Thunderbird F-16 crashed just outside Petersen Air Force Base in Colorado Springs shortly after performing a flyover at the nearby Air Force Academy graduation, where President Barack Obama was in attendance. Pair of commanders within 5th Bomb Wing fired Monday The Air Force has relieved two commanders and four subordinate leaders of their duties at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Gebara relieved the Commanders of the 5th Mission Support Group and Col. Gregory Mayer, pictured in an official headshot, was fired from his role The U.S. Air Force announced that Col. Gary Donovan, 552nd Operations Group commander, was relieved from command on Monday. She said the investigations conclusions could be made public as early as next week. CNN Two US Air Force commanders and four of their subordinates at a Pribyla stressed that relieving the three 86th Airlift Wing commanders of duty did not mean they had any direct responsibility for the crash but that the investigation pointed to problems in the units leadership. Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia/U.S. The 5th Bomb Wing, which falls under the 8th Air Force, is based at Minot. No information was available about why Gebara and the other commanders lost confidence in the six individuals. An Air Force official told ABC News the 2017 incident was unrelated to this month's leadership change for the Thunderbirds. Contact the author here. This story has been updated. The commander of the Air Force Thunderbirds has been relieved of command following a loss of confidence in his leadership and risk management style, Air Combat Command announced Wednesday. The Air Force has relieved two commanders and four subordinate leaders of their duties at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Col. Gregory Mayer, pictured in an official headshot, was fired from his role as 5th Mission Support Group commander at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 27. Permanent replacements will be announced later, the Air Force said, adding that it would have no other comment on todays actions until the crash investigation is completed. According to an Air Force press release, Heard lead the Thunderbirds "through a highly successful show season," but Brig. Lt. Col. Jason Heard is the first Thunderbirds commander to be relieved of duty. Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, commander of 8th Air Force, relieved Col. Gregory C. Mayer, commander of the 5th Mission Support Group, and Maj. Jonathan Welch, commander of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron on Monday, according to an Air Force Global Strike Command spokesperson.