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EA-6B Prowler squadron commander is relieved of command (USS Eisenhower Squadron)
STARS AND STRIPES ^ | April 17, 2007 | Sandra Jontz

Posted on 04/19/2007 11:14:47 AM PDT by Fennie

Mideast edition - The commander of the EA-6B Prowler squadron aboard the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf was relieved of his command Monday amid an investigation, Navy officials said. Capt. Scott Stearney, commander of Carrier Air Wing 7, relieved Cmdr. Christopher Rankin, commander of Electronic Attack Squadron 140, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," said Lt. Denise Garcia, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aircraftcarrier; iran; navair; persiangulf; unitedstates
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1 posted on 04/19/2007 11:14:50 AM PDT by Fennie
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To: Fennie

There’s a career killer.


2 posted on 04/19/2007 11:15:58 AM PDT by Badeye (The worst thing in the world is being talked about. The Second worst is not being talked about.)
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To: Fennie

I wonder what happened.


3 posted on 04/19/2007 11:16:24 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: Fennie

A women involved?


4 posted on 04/19/2007 11:17:18 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: rhombus

I’m thinking extra-marital affair, maybe with a subordinate. Just a guess, though.


5 posted on 04/19/2007 11:17:32 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Fennie

No clues in the article :(


6 posted on 04/19/2007 11:18:36 AM PDT by Bahbah (Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
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To: leadpenny

These guys are as serious. No BS allowed and rightly so.


7 posted on 04/19/2007 11:18:49 AM PDT by unkus
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To: rhombus
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/04/navy_prowler_fired_070416/ Rankin is under an internal Navy investigation on unspecified charges, said Cmdr. Kevin Aandahl, a spokesman for the 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Aandahl would give no details about the case because he said there is a chance Rankin could face criminal charges.
8 posted on 04/19/2007 11:19:18 AM PDT by AgentEcho (If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers)
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To: rhombus

I just bet there were strawberries involved.

9 posted on 04/19/2007 11:19:21 AM PDT by presidio9 (Suspended for posting an article about Scalia and Arthur Miller arguing at SCOTUS. Seriously.)
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To: Fennie

Stationed on her from 1992 to 1995 and loved it. Sorry the Commander was relieved. Hopefully he was just not right for the job (didn’t get along with the Admiral) instead of something more sinister.


10 posted on 04/19/2007 11:19:35 AM PDT by napscoordinator (.)
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To: 1rudeboy

Lets hope it is something stupid like that.


11 posted on 04/19/2007 11:19:53 AM PDT by Stashiu (RVN, 1969-70)
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To: Bahbah

Only five days in command. Somthin’ ain’t right.


12 posted on 04/19/2007 11:20:28 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: Fennie
Does anyone know why Cmdr. Christopher Rankin might have been relieved?

I don't recall any scandal as of late in the MSM related to this unit.

13 posted on 04/19/2007 11:21:04 AM PDT by Volunteer (Just so you know, I am ashamed the Dixie Chicks make records in Nashville.)
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To: presidio9

man that’s good stuff


14 posted on 04/19/2007 11:23:00 AM PDT by advertising guy (If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
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To: Volunteer

Something tells me that Star & Stripes is usually in a position to know these things before the MSM.


15 posted on 04/19/2007 11:24:54 AM PDT by presidio9 (Suspended for posting an article about Scalia and Arthur Miller arguing at SCOTUS. Seriously.)
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To: presidio9

Now that was an actor!


16 posted on 04/19/2007 11:26:01 AM PDT by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: Wilum

Indeed.


17 posted on 04/19/2007 11:27:53 AM PDT by presidio9 (Suspended for posting an article about Scalia and Arthur Miller arguing at SCOTUS. Seriously.)
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To: Fennie

I was in a “q” squadron....a tight knit community out on whidbey island....wonder what happened?


18 posted on 04/19/2007 11:29:08 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Nothin' from Nothin' leaves Nothin')
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To: Fennie

He lasted 5 days in the job?


19 posted on 04/19/2007 11:30:23 AM PDT by PAR35
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Good One !


20 posted on 04/19/2007 11:31:59 AM PDT by Veeram ("Any fool (Liberal) can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." ---Benjamin Franklin)
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