Posted on 07/09/2005 11:56:55 PM PDT by STARWISE
MIAMI - The commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was relieved of his duties Saturday after he was accused of inappropriate management practices, a Navy spokesman said.
Capt. Leslie J. McCoy, who had commanded Guantanamo since March 2003, was the subject of an investigation into inappropriate personnel and administrative practices unrelated to the base's detention camp for suspected terrorists.
"His release and reassignment are in no way related to the detainee operations taking place in Guantanamo," said C. Patrick Dooling, spokesman for Navy Southeast Region based in Jacksonville.
Dooling would not elaborate on the allegations against the officer.
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Good timing...Dennis will hog all of the headlines.
ah that stinks
Oh boy, the media is gonna have fun with this one.
This is unfortunate.
You'd think it would have to be pretty serious for them to be willing to take the PR hit right now knowing this will get seized on and every conspiracy theorist will try to connect it to abuse.
"McCoy was relieved of his duties Saturday by Rear Adm. Annette E. Brown, the region commander, who had "lost confidence in his ability to effectively lead," Dooling said."
McCoy will be transferred to the staff in Jacksonville. Capt. Lawrence S. Cotton, chief of staff of Navy Region Southeast, will command the base until a permanent replacement is named."
The Gitmo prison is commanded by an O-7 BG, the base is commanded by an O-6 Colonel. There is probably some interaction between the two commands, but on an operational and reporting basis, they are not related in any way. I'm sure some members of the press will seek Jack Nicholson's comments on the matter, in that he was a previous commanding officer at Gitmo in the late 1990's. (sarcasm /off)
Important distinction between the prison and the base. It would be nice if the mainstream press would pick that up - I know I missed it.
Smacks of political scapegoating. Gitmo attention from the
press and the beltway got to gita new cic.
"Oh boy, the media is gonna have fun with this one."
My thoghts exactly.
thoghts = thoughts
The caffene hasn't jump started my brain yet this morning.
Story Number: NNS050709-02
Release Date: 7/9/2005 1:25:00 PM
Special release from the Department of the Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Capt. Leslie J. McCoy was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba, July 9, 2005.
Following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate personnel and administrative management practices, McCoy was relieved by Rear Adm. Annette E. Brown, commander, Navy Region Southeast, after she lost confidence in his ability to effectively lead.
McCoy, who had commanded GTMO since March 2003, has been transferred to the staff of Navy Region Southeast in Jacksonville, Fla.
His relief and reassignment are in no way related to Joint Task Force Guantanamo detainee operations.
For more information, contact Naval Air Station Jacksonville Public Affairs at (904) 542-4032.
For more news from around the fleet, visit www.navy.mil.
Link here: http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=19117
Oh, they know! It just doesn't fit with their agenda.
"You got a nice Rear.. Admiral har har har."
on the surface, for tv viewers, it'll justify the leftist media complaints, and it'll provide a military response.
the truth may be harder to ferret out.
Captain, Colonel same thing. O-6. I just never give the Navy credit for anything. My MG dad (retired amd passed on) made sure it got passed along in the genes.
I wonder if that is a polite way to sexual harassment or sleeping with a subordinate?
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