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Do you know if there is more to the story, or he was relieved just because of embarrassing them?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100305/navy-commander-photo-rifle-scope-mounted-backward
I imagine each ship’s commander has complete control over what’s released to the media. This was a bad choice.
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“due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer”
https://apnews.com/article/navy-yaste-uss-john-mccain-san-diego-3ea123fd26caf4f4981da068aea43135
It’s military so you might not get much more than that, but maybe there’s scuttlebutt about it?