EA-6B Prowler squadron commander is relieved of command (USS Eisenhower Squadron)

STARS AND STRIPES ^ | April 17, 2007 | Sandra Jontz

[ASA Vet]

I’d have thought someone in that field would have already had an TS-SBI done on them.

[Grampa Dave]

It is the updated security checks that can cause problems.

Also, clearance for certain intel can raise problems. The need for that clearance for line officers is not a real problem until they reach command levels.

[CCGuy]

Funny how history repeats itself.

A commander made it a few days at Eilsen AFB in Alaska in the late 90s.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

"due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,"

That's a catch-all phrase. It could be anything from sexual affairs to DUIs to poor aircraft maintenance evaluations. We usually don't find out what the real story is.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

No doubt, five days? Maybe he did something really serious during his last job. Maybe he got a DUI. As serious as that is here in the states, it's a serious prison sentence on a first offense in an Islamic country.

[ContraryMary]

I wonder what happened.

Me, too.

[ContraryMary]

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

So was my husband. We loved Whidbey. When were you there. We were there in the mid 80's.

[joe fonebone]

i was there in the late ‘70’s......probably did not change at all...the land that time forgot...