Army Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson of the 173rd Airborne Brigade provides remarks March 9, 2023, during assumption of responsibility ceremony at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy. (Paolo Bovo/U.S. Army)

WASHINGTON — The senior enlisted leader for the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade was relieved of his duties last month due to alcohol-related incidents, a service official confirmed Wednesday.

Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired July 16 “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership,” Army spokesman Neil Ruggiero wrote in an email. Carlson was relieved after a completed investigation pertaining to alcohol-related incidents, he said.

Ruggiero did not disclose further details.

Carlson has served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade since March 2023. The brigade is based in Vicenza, Italy. He previously served with the brigade’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, according to a Facebook post from the brigade.

Under federal privacy law, military officials are not required to disclose the reasons for removing or reassigning personnel. Military officials often cite “a loss of confidence” when commanders are removed from their posts without providing any specifics that led to the decision.

Carlson’s firing comes after another ouster in April among Army leaders in Europe. Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was fired just six months after the air defense unit reactivated in Ansbach, Germany, amid growing concerns of Russian aggression on the Continent.