Hawai'i Reserve officer arrested in Iraq assault
Associated Press
An Army Reserve commander from Hawai'i has been arrested by military police in Iraq after allegedly attacking a subordinate staff officer, officials said.
Lt. Col. Alan Ostermiller was suspended last week by Brig. Gen. Joe Chaves, commander of the 29th Infantry, pending the outcome of an investigation, Brig. Gen. John Ma, commander of the Army Reserve's 9th Regional Support Command, said yesterday.
Ostermiller
Ostermiller is commander of a unit attached to the Hawai'i Army National Guard — the 29th Infantry Brigade's 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry.
Ostermiller allegedly assaulted his operations officer at the battalion's headquarters during an early morning briefing at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, nearly choking the officer, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported, quoting unidentified family members.
Ostermiller was pulled off the officer and thrown to the ground before being placed under arrest by military police, the newspaper said.
Ostermiller, who took command of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, in July, is a 1982 Kamehameha Schools graduate. He went through the ROTC program at the University of Hawai'i.
