Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, drawing congressional pushback
Summary
The Navy has fired or removed several senior officers in recent months without its usual public announcements. Democratic lawmakers said the Navy did not tell Congress that it fired the leadership team of a nuclear-powered attack submarine after an underwater collision, prompting congressional pushback.Key Facts
- The Navy has fired or removed several senior officers in recent months.
- The Navy did not publicly announce some of the personnel changes as it usually does.
- Two Democratic lawmakers said Thursday that the Navy did not inform Congress about the submarine leadership dismissals.
- The Navy fired the entire leadership team of a nuclear-powered attack submarine last month.
- The submarine dismissals followed an underwater collision.
- The Navy fired a destroyer commander in September while the ship was deployed to the Middle East.
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