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 rescues woman, daughter, pets from boat amid approaching hurricane ...
The carrier's commander, Capt. Brett E. Crozier, sent out a letter urging faster action to protect his sailors, which created controversy among Navy leadership. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly relieved Crozier of duty after circulating the memo to Navy leaders. He further ...
George Meade, the commander of the Army of the Potomac who had correctly anticipated Lee’s assault decided not to gamble on a counter attack, though it was tempting. He knew too well the tenacity and skill of the Confederate commanders...
The Nightmares wasted no time, and once they were airborne again, they took on the job of escorting the Air Force’s bombers under the leadership of Lt. Col. Homer Hutchinson, who succeeded the late commander in early September. He was notably a much more aggressive commander, who tasked ...
Lieutenant Commander T.T. Beattie, U.S. Navy, the Navigator, who remained at his post alongside the Captain throughout all the action and made extreme and strenuous efforts to get the Captain, wounded, to a place of safety and to a first-aid station. Lieutenant Commander Beattie then retur...
Stephen Decatur, the U.S. Navy and “The Most Bold and Daring Act of the Age” “Our Country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but right or wrong, our country!” Stephen Decatur Friends of Padre Steve’s World, ...
United States of America vs Republic of Panama The construction of a short cut from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans was a pipe dream for much of the 19th century for both the British and Americans. If a canal existed, then trade would be substantially easier and the United States would...
of the landing force at Tulagi; his wrestling with dengue fever while defending Guadalcanal’s airstrip against a major Japanese counteroffensive; and his successful campaign to take control of the airport and clear out entrenched Japanese forces on the island of Peleliu. Relieved of duty in ...
What Role Do Officers Play in Guard Duty? Officers of the guard have the responsibility of overseeing the sentries and ensuring that they adhere to their orders. The officer of the day or the commander of the relief will provide specific instructions, which must be followed without question. ...
The commander of the US Seventh Fleet has been relieved of his duties just three days after afatal collisionbetween a guided missile destroyer and an oil tanker near Singapore. The decision to remove Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, commander of all US naval forces in the eastern Pacific, came as ...