“The Navy maintains the highest standards for commanding officers and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the Navy said. No other reason was provided for Bourque’s dismissal. The Navy rarely provides any insight into the firing of commanding officers beyond the ...
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6 Navy commanding officers fired this year; Captain cited for verbal abuse was among those relieved of dutyCraig Whitlock
“Navy commanding officers are held to high standards of personal and professional conduct,” the US Navy press release said when the eighth Navy officer was relieved for “loss of confidence.” this year.“They are expected to uphold the highest standards of responsibility, reliability and leaders...
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Drechsler was one of three Navy officers who received administrative “non-punitive” letters as a result of Mullen’s death. They were not directly blamed for his death and Drechsler has not been formally relieved of duty, although such an investigation is likely a career-ender. His transfer ...
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 offic...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Navy fired two commanding officers of the USS John S. McCain on Wednesday, nearly two months after the warship's collision with a tanker off Singapore left 10 sailors dead. The guided-missile destroyer's commanding officer Alfredo J. Sanchez and ...
“Ultimately, Capt. Graf’s conduct fell short of that expected of our commanding officers,” Garcia said in the statement. “As a result, her non-judicial punishment, early transfer from command and early retirement are warranted. However, I have also determined that her conduct did not rise...
Those incidents raised questions about Navy training and the pace of operations, prompting a congressional hearing and the removal of a number of officers. (Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Daniel Wallis)...