The Navy relieved Cmdr. Steven Green “due to a loss of confidence” in his ability to lead.
Lt. Cmdr. Ronald Kolpak faces two counts of aggravated assault by strangulation in Georgia in connection to an incident last month.
The Navy policy is to announce when a commanding officer is relieved, but not when other members of the command triad are removed.
Cmdr. Angela Gonzales was relieved of command late last week.
The officer had been in command of the cruiser Normandy for less than eight months.
The reasons for the relief remain unclear.
The sub's commanding officer was fired after just eight months on the job. An internal Navy investigation reveals why.
Why he was fired remains unclear.
Cmdr. Peter Lesaca was relieved Tuesday, the fourth CO to be fired in the past week.
Capt. Jeffry Sandin's ouster Saturday was at least the third Navy CO firing in a week.
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