U.S. Navy captain involved in seizure by Iran relieved of command
Source: Reuters
A U.S. Navy captain who was in charge of 10 American sailors briefly held by Iran in January has been relieved of command because of a "loss of confidence in his ability to command," a Navy statement said on Friday.
Ten U.S. sailors, who were aboard two patrol craft, were detained by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Jan. 12 when they inadvertently entered Iranian territorial waters. They were released the next day after being held for about 15 hours.
Captain Kyle Moses, commander of Task Force 56, was the second person to be publicly reprimanded so far over the incident. In May, Commander Eric Rasch, who was the executive officer of the coastal riverine squadron that included the 10 sailors, was fired.
Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, said he had taken corrective action against Moses several weeks ago.
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World | Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:03pm EDT
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Does this mean the same as in the civilian world, that they are booted out. Or, does it mean a demotion and a desk job?
cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)few promotions and then do a separation which is essentially their way of saying dont call us and we wont call you.
he's either given a desk job or the option to retire (anyone who has reached a rank of naval captain has over 20yr). He will never be promoted, nor have command again.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Of course, that would result in us learning what really happened out on the water.
madville
(7,403 posts)The spotlight usually illuminates a bunch of other stuff that usually is tolerated or unknown.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)But since that part of the story is usually not reported, the parts made public seem out of step.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)Perhaps his (fanciful) pick for Defense Secretary.