Byline: VALENTINE LOWTHE CAPTAIN of a Royal Navy warship returning from the Gulf has been relieved of his command and sent home after a complaint from a junior officer.Commander David Axon was ordered off HMS Somerset, a Type 23 frigate, while the vessel was in port in Gibraltar, and ...
The Navy’s leadership made the recommendation to reinstate Captain Brett Crozier to Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday, just three weeks after Crozier was relieved of command after the leak of a letter he wrote calling on the Navy for stronger measures to protect the crew, the officials sa...
The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking the Navy for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard the ship. The removal of Captain Brett Crozier from the command of ...
"Today at my direction the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, was relieved of command by carrier strike group commander Rear Admiral Stewart Baker," Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said during a press briefing at the Department of Defense. Crozier sent an ...
Ex-Enterprise Sailor Defends Videos, Captain Tuesday's removal from command effectively ends Capt. Owen Honors' Navy career, and many expect Honors to retire,CBS News Correspondent Bob Orrreports. (Scroll down to watch a report on this story) ...
Navy warship commander relieved of duty after embarrassing photo Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the USS John McCain, was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward. Sep 4, 2024 Navy pilot becomes first U.S. woman to "kill an air-to-air contact" ...
Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela, former commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan, and his executive officer were relieved of command over the weekend. (U.S. Navy) The Navy fired both the commanding and executive office...
On April 2, Crozier was relieved of command by then-Navy Secretary Thomas Modly who resigned the following week after calling Crozier "too naive or too stupid" while addressing the aircraft carrier's crew. At the time when Crozier wrote the memo, about 70 crew members had tested positive for...
On April 2, Crozier was relieved of command by then-Navy Secretary Thomas Modly who resigned the following week after calling Crozier "too naive or too stupid" while addressing the aircraft carrier's crew. At the time when Crozier wrote the memo, about 70 crew members had tested positive for...
Joseph Aucoin was relieved of his duties due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, dismissed Aucoin on these grounds, and Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, who has been promoted to Vice Adm., will take over the responsibilities with ...