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Offline TomSea

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Commander At U.S. Marine Air Base In Okinawa Fired For 'Loss Of Trust And Confidence'
« on: June 06, 2018, 03:48:36 pm »
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Commander At U.S. Marine Air Base In Okinawa Fired For 'Loss Of Trust And Confidence'
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The commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, has been relieved from his post due to a "loss of trust and confidence in his ability to lead his command," an official statement said without elaborating.

Col. Mark Coppess was fired on Tuesday by Marine Corps Installations Pacific chief Brig. Gen. Paul Rock, according to a III Marine Expeditionary Force statement quoted by Stars and Stripes.

A biography of Coppess on a Marine Corps website has been removed.

Read more at: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/06/617424661/commander-at-u-s-marine-air-base-in-okinawa-fired-for-loss-of-trust-and-confiden
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Re: Commander At U.S. Marine Air Base In Okinawa Fired For 'Loss Of Trust And Confidence'
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2018, 04:07:07 pm »
Don't tell me, he was promoted by Obama because of....fill in the blank...
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Re: Commander At U.S. Marine Air Base In Okinawa Fired For 'Loss Of Trust And Confidence'
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2018, 04:19:34 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on June 06, 2018, 04:07:07 pm
Don't tell me, he was promoted by Obama because of....fill in the blank...




"A member of the local community poses for a photo with Col. Mark Coppess..."

https://okinawa.stripes.com/spotlight/col-mark-coppess
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