Navy relieves commander of air recon squadron

[defendandprotect]

Source: AP

Navy relieves commander of air recon squadron By CHELSEA J. CARTER, AP Military Affairs Writer
43 minutes ago



SAN DIEGO - The commander of a Navy air reconnaissance squadron that provides the president and the defense secretary the airborne ability to command the nation's nuclear weapons has been relieved of duty, the Navy said Tuesday.

Cmdr. Shawn Bentley was relieved of duty Monday by the Navy for loss of confidence in his ability to command, only three months after taking the job.

Capt. Brian Costello, commander of the Navy's Strategic Communications Wing One, removed Bentley from command, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, a spokesman for the Naval Air Forces.

Brown said Bentley, who is based with the squadron at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, was removed after an investigation by the Navy's Inspector General. The Navy did not release any details about the investigation or about any possible allegations against Bentley.

But a source close to the investigation told The Associated Press that Bentley's removal regarded an undisclosed personal matter and was not related to the squadron's missions or duties. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.

There was no telephone listing for Shawn Bentley in Oklahoma City, and the Navy did not make Bentley available for comment.

The primary duty of the squadron, nicknamed the "Ironman," is to provide communication with ballistic missile submarines, Brown said.

It is also one of three squadrons that provides airborne communications for the president and defense secretary to command and control the nation's nuclear submarines, bombers and missile silos, according to the Wing's official Web site.

Brown said Cmdr. Erik Johnson, who previously served as the commanding officer of the VQ-3, has resumed command of the squadron.

Bentley has been temporarily assigned to a staff job with the Strategic Communications wing, Brown said.

Bentley's removal, which was first reported by The Navy Times, is the latest in a series of high-profile firings by the Navy.

Last month, the Navy relieved the commander of the USS Pearl Harbor of duty after the ship ran aground in the Persian Gulf. That was followed days later by the announcement the Navy fired its commanding officer and executive officer of the USS George Washington Navy relieves commander of air recon squadron By CHELSEA J. CARTER, AP Military Affairs Writer
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Anyone have a clue what's going on here, other than the obvious . . . ?

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. There is more to this story than meets the eye

I'm willing to bet its also tied to the missing nukes somehow.

[Angleae]

4. Why would a navy cmdr be responsible for air force nukes?

Emphasis on "navy" and "air force". The two branches don't mix when nukes are concerned until generals/admirals are involved and even then the air force comes out on top (NORAD). More likely he just couldn't keep his zipper zipped.

[Politicalboi]

2. So is Bentley

Going to kill himself by stabbing himself in the back 9 times? Nothing to see here

[bananas]

3. What is the "Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008"?

I googled "Shawn Bentley" and there is legislation named after him.

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2913/show

S.2913

Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008
A bill to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works.
Other Bill Titles (4 more)

5/15/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 - Limits the remedies in a civil action brought for infringement of copyright in an orphan work, notwithstanding specified provisions and subject to exceptions, if the infringer meets certain requirements, includ... more

[progdonkey]

5. so maybe they removed him from duty because he died a while ago...

"Senator Leahy ends his statement with, 'I am especially pleased to name this bill for Shawn Bentley. Several years ago, Shawn died, tragically young, but he left behind a legacy of affection and regard for all of us who knew him. He served Senator Hatch as a counsel for intellectual property, and it was he who first inspired this effort on orphan works. Naming this bill for him is a testament to his dedication to the issue, and his value to the Judiciary Committee.'"

Think maybe there might be more than one Shawn Bentley in the world? :eyes:

[bananas]

8. A zombie was running an air recon squadron?

No wonder they fired him!
I feel sorry for his orphaned children. :cry:
No wonder they named that bill after him!

[madeline_con]

6. Wikipedia article

Over 60 art licensing businesses have joined together in opposing both The Orphan Works Act of 2008 and The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008.<10> Known collectively as "Artists United Against the U.S. Orphan Works Acts," the Artists Rights Society, the Illustrator's Partnership of America (IPA), the Advertising Photographers of America (APA), Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Stock Artists Alliance, National Writers Union, the National Cartoonists Society, American Association of Independent Music, the Illustrators Partnership, the National Association of Music Publishers, the National Association of Record Industry Professionals, the Association of Independent Music Publishers and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFL-CIO) (among others) have joined forces to oppose the bills, which they believe "permits, and even encourages, wide-scale infringements while depriving creators of protections currently available under the Copyright Act."<10>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphaned_works

[rucognizant]

12. Shawn Bentley Orphaned WOrks act.

Pure & simple; a law to remove ownership of original artwork from the creator to the "USER, and I use "user" in it's most perjorative meaning!"
I, on my $5.15. per hour, SS income, will BE required to pay a fee a send forms to multiple databases, some privatized! If I go to the beach today and do a watercolor sketch, I will need to pay money to protect that creative work! At my age I have a whole trunk full of sketchbooks alone; a whole LOT of paintings that haven't caught someone's fancy to buy ( they are VERY GOOD. This act will deprive me, in my dotage from possibly earning money from the sale of said, unless I pay to protect them, and my Children Grandchildren as well!
The data base keepers, MIDDLE MEN, will extract a fee from the creator & the end-user, thus providing another way to make income for a NON TALENT!

Bentley was A LOBBIEST for TIME WARNER before he died! His Rep. Berman of CA., sponsored the bill in the House & Sen. Lehy in the Senate.

It's just PLAIN IGNORANCE! Sen. Lehy, doesn't NEED to sell his photographs to pay his electric bill, he has his handsome Senate salary for LIFE.
At a time when venues for PROFESSIONAL CREATORS, has shrunk to 1/3 or less of what it used to be, this is an outrage and a dampener for creative thought:
Don't be original, just "think inside the box" move along, move along.................
If it passes it will go into effect, in 2012! AND THE WORST IS: the bill includes NO REGULATORY SET FEE for copyrights. The database could charge $100. to list your work!
Bentley DID have 4 kids, I wonder if a son could have been old enough to be this removed commander?

[MilesColtrane]

7. Maybe he's expressed his unwillingness to relay a preemptive nuclear strike on Iran from Bush...

...to commanders in the field?

Therefore he has been found unfit to command after an "investigation" revealed A) engaging a prostitute B) visiting child porn sites C) drug possession D) whatever else they could make up.

[DCKit]

17. It would make sense to promote someone who could be blackmailed...

to such a vital position, then fire them when they didn't do your bidding. But the Republicons would never, ever do that. :sarcasm:

Let's hope that, by screwing his career, they've created another whistleblower.

[judasdisney]

9. evidence of a Deep State power struggle, profound internecine warfare

We are in the middle of a slow-motion coup. And loyalty to the U.S. Constitution is claiming casualties to the Coup Victors -- if you don't think the Neocons have it already won, no matter who takes the Presidency or Congress, then why does Rove feel emboldened to flip-off Congress' subpoena? It's all over but the details. You think the first black President will have the cojones to start shit?

[BB1]

10. Am I getting this right?

The guy they fired over the loose nukes is now back in command? Erik Johnson?

So, was the new guy Bentley just a temp?

[erpowers]

dup

[erpowers]

11. Affair

It seems to me that he may have had an affair. In the article it was said that it was due to a personal matter not related to his command post.

[hack89]

13. If I was a betting man I would say zipper problems. nt

[Thothmes]

14. Think you are correct in your analysis.

[raebrek]

15. He could have had financial troubles.

You can't keep your security clearances if you get into financial troubles. They don't want you to get into financial trouble because that leaves a weakness that can be exploited by someone with bribery money to give.

Raebrek!!!

[Fly by night]

16. Should we ask? Should he tell?

[CK_John]

18. Probably rebuffed Cheney's orders, who though he was in command since Bush was drunk. n/t

[Doctor_J]

19. He must have told somone he's voting for Obama

The cardinal sin amongst the Smirkies