• Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, commander of Fort McCoy, was suspended for the omission of Trump and others' portraits.
• The suspension is not related to misconduct; details remain under review.
• Social media outrage and a DOD investigation followed the discovery.
• Baez Ramirez previously served at Fort Belvoir and took command at Fort McCoy in July 2024.
• The incident highlights ongoing military leadership upheaval and scrutiny.

The U.S. Army has suspended Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, the garrison commander of Fort McCoy, over the omission of portraits of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from a chain of command display. The Army confirmed the suspension but clarified that it is "not related to any misconduct" and provided no further details as the matter is under review, according to Indiatimes.

This incident came to light after social media users noticed that the portraits were missing and prompted a formal investigation by the Department of Defense (DoD). On April 14, the DoD posted about the missing portraits, stating “WE FIXED IT!” after they were flipped around to face a wall. The investigation aims to determine how this oversight occurred, as stated by HuffPost and The Hill.

Col. Baez Ramirez took over as commander at Fort McCoy in July 2024, previously serving at Fort Belvoir as the chief of the Reserve Program. She has a notable military background, having been commissioned as a military intelligence officer in 1999 and holding advanced degrees in psychology and strategic studies. The suspension reflects broader issues of military oversight, especially amid recent leadership upheavals within the Army, according to Indiatimes, HuffPost, and The Hill.