Is this Navy officer being held accountable for negligence? Or railroaded?
By: Carl Prine   1 day ago
More than a year after the fatal collision of the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald, the military arraigned Lt. Natalie Demitri Combs during a speedy but controversial Monday morning hearing at the Navy Yard in Washington.
Her prosecution sparks controversy because an Article 32 hearing officer, Cmdr. Anthony Johnson, recommended that the Navy skip court-martial proceedings against her and instead send her to a board of inquiry to determine if she should remain on duty.
An Article 32 investigation acts much like a civilian grand jury, but Johnson’s recommendations after weighing the evidence against Combs were overruled by Adm. James Caldwell, the director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
https://www.navytimes.com/home/left-column/2018/07/23/is-this-navy-officer-being-held-accountable-for-negligence-or-railroaded/
