Posted on 11/03/2017 10:05:49 AM PDT by Retain Mike
The admiral in charge of the Navys nuclear reactors program will oversee any additional punishments related to the fatal collisions of guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), USNI News has learned.
Adm. James Caldwell was appointed by Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran on Monday as the Consolidated Disposition Authority (CDA) for administrative and disciplinary actions related to the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, Navy spokesman Cmdr. Bill Speaks told USNI News.
As CDA, Adm. Caldwell will review the evidence regarding causes of these collisions, and he will make a determination regarding what administrative or disciplinary actions are warranted, if any.
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