No other reason was provided for Bourque’s dismissal. The Navy rarely provides any insight into the firing of commanding officers beyond the “loss of confidence” statement. Bourque, who assumed command of NRC Cheyenne in December 2023, has been temporarily reassigned to Navy Reserve Fo...
2 Navy officers relieved of duty over USS John McCain collisionDavid Choi
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...
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 ...
The lawsuit claims that despite his reported erratic conduct, he was allowed to continue to command the vessel. This situation sharply contrasts with the usual practice in the US Navy, where active duty commanding officers are typically relieved of their command for loss of confidence during ...
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...
A pilot and instructor were 30 minutes into a planned hour-long training flight when they got indication of an engine fire. Head of Navy Medicine Operational Training Center Relieved of Command The relief was not the result of an investigation but was made by a rear admiral after working wit...
Military officials say the commander of the task force that runs the prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired for a "loss of confidence in his ability to command." A statement from U.S. Southern Command says Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of du...
Two senior Navy commanders were relieved of duty Monday by Vice Admiral Phil Sawyer, the commander of the Japan-based Seventh Fleet, bringing the total number of fired commanders to six, including the top three officers of the Fitzgerald. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a rep...
at the Pentagon and in the Navy could not explain why, if Honors' conduct was so questionable, he was promoted after the videos aired. Last week, the Navy said the videos were intended merely as "humorous skits" and stopped airing immediately after other senior officers became aware of ...