UPDATED: Navy Relieves USS Paul Ignatius CO Due to ‘Loss of Confidence’
By: Sam LaGrone
January 6, 2022 3:35 PM • Updated: January 6, 2022 5:49 PM
The commander of a Mayport, Fla.-based guided-missile destroyer was relieved from command “due to a loss of confidence,” two Navy officials told USNI News on Thursday.
Cmdr. Jeffery Servello, commander of USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), was removed from his position on Thursday, the officials confirmed.
The relief comes after an investigation into the ship’s performance during a 2021 exercise in which the crew had made mistakes during an anti-air warfare drill in the Atlantic, two sources familiar with the exercise told USNI News.
“Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, relieved the commanding officer of USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), Cmdr. Jeffrey Servello, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a statement.
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