The United States Army has suspended the first female leader of Fort McCoy — Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez — due to a controversy related to photos of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Ramirez, who became the first woman garrison commander of Fort McCoy in Wisconsin in the base's 110-plus-year history, has been removed from the position.

In a statement, the Army said, “This suspension is not related to any misconduct. We have no further details to provide at this time while this matter is under review.”

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Earlier this month, the official "Rapid Response Account" of the Department of Defense (DOD) posted photos on the social platform X of the Chain of Command wall at Fort McCoy which held portraits of the fort’s leadership.

The post pointed out that the pictures of Trump and Hegseth in the top row were positioned towards the wall rather than the corridor.

“An investigation has begun to figure out exactly what happened,” the DOD said, adding that it “fixed” the issue.

The Army Reserve later said its leadership and top officials at Fort McCoy were “unaware of the vandalism of the Leadership Board.”

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“Once it was brought to their attention, the leadership at Fort McCoy took immediate action to correct it,” the statement said.

AlterNet reached out to the DOD for comment.

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