[Drew68]

There is much more than just one person’s head on the chopping block. Probably will include the ship’s captain, or whatever his/her/its title is.

That squadron undoubtedly had a flight deck chief (FDC), a seasoned E7, whose responsibilities included ensuring all the squadron's aircraft were properly chained down.

[odawg]

“...whose responsibilities included ensuring all the squadron’s aircraft were properly chained down.”

The plane was obviously not chained down.