Posted on 02/28/2015 2:33:34 PM PST by smokingfrog
The commanding officer of the Pearl Harbor-based Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Mississippi was relieved of his duties Friday due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command, the Navy said.
Cmdr. Tory Swanson was removed from his position by Capt. Harry Ganteaume, commander of Submarine Squadron 1. A command investigation into the circumstances leading to Swanson's relief is ongoing, the Navy said.
Cmdr. Brook DeWalt, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force, said he was limited in what he could say, but that the removal "was a matter of professional nature — not a personal transgression or anything like that. It's issues revolving around operational decision-making."
Swanson, who had served aboard Mississippi since April 2013, has been administratively reassigned to the staff of the Pacific Fleet submarine force, the Navy said.
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Seems to be a lot of officers relieved of command lately - the last couple of years. More than I recall in recent memory, at least.
They have a black lesbian tranny to replace him?
Anti-Obama?... Conservative?... republican?.. patriot?..
what?..
Another Miltary person bites the dust at the rate Barry Hussein Soetoro is going we’re going to have to call up the Militia to fight ISIS.
Military is being salted with Traitors.. since Clinton..
It is not what it once WAS...
Can you say Darkhorse?
“Swanson, who had served aboard Mississippi since April 2013 ...” Is that a normal rotation? It took that long for the Navy to find a problem?
Probably told an Un-PC joke about women going down on subs or something.
Star Advertiser is paywalled, thanks for the link nontheless.
REMF, great staff officer, best kept away from troops/sailors. That’s my assessment.
“If you queens don’t like my Facebook post, I’m going to nuke Israel. “
Why? Did he use a politically incorrect word or phrase such as “blackout,” “bossy” or “a chink in the armor”?
How many command positions are now changed? Don’t think the replacements will have what it takes to actually fight.
How did he bet in the Preakness?
He probably answered the wrong way during the inquisition on what he thought of homosexual rights.
The article is subscriber only. What’s the gist of it?
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