Navy fires warship CO in the middle of a deployment
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Nov 8, 06:12 PM
The commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser Normandy was relieved of command Tuesday in the middle of the warship’s deployment, and less than eight months after he took command.
The Navy announced the firing in a brief press release stating that Capt. Simon McKeon was relieved “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.” It offered few other comments regarding the reasons behind the relief.
But U.S. 2nd Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Lara Bollinger told Navy Times there is an ongoing Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation related to the firing and declined further comment.
“We will provide more details at the appropriate time,” Bollinger said.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/11/08/navy-fires-warship-co-in-the-middle-of-a-deployment/
