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Gov. Cox relieved Utah National Guard commander 2 years after first learning of problems

In 2021, the governor’s office received two anonymous complaints that Maj. Gen. Michael Turley had allegedly created an ‘extremely dangerous’ climate in Utah National Guard.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox and Brig. Gen. Daniel Boyack during Utah National Guard Governor's Day at Camp Williams on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Utah lawmakers are considering making it easier to fire the state's top military commander.