This guy got fired when Reagan was president.
Navy Ill-Equipped to Fight a Restricted War in Gulf
L.A. Times, October 25, 1987
"The Navy's attitude toward working with other services was also a major factor in the Oct. 1 firing of Adm. James A. (Ace) Lyons Jr. Navy sources say Lyons, who was Pacific Fleet commander, was forced into retirement after he scuffled with the Defense Department's top brass over which of the military services should run the Persian Gulf escort operation."
Man, the conspiracy goes back DECADES.