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Superiors relieve warship XO

Lt. Cmdr. Randall Clemons served on board the guided-missile destroyer McCampbell.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Here’s the Fitzgerald CO’s side of the story

Cmdr. Bryce Benson defended his tenure on the warship before its 2017 collision killed seven shipmates.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Report: lack of a senior quartermaster contributed to Fitz disaster

A secret Navy report into the 2017 disaster that killed seven sailors found the warship had been without the vital watchstander since 2015.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

A watery hell: how a green crew fought the Fitz to save her

The crew of the Fitzgerald endured a bruising operational tempo in the months leading up to the fatal collision that left little time for training. But despite all that, they saved their ship and got her back home.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

A warship doomed by ‘confusion, indecision, and ultimately panic’ on the bridge

A secret Navy report looks at the ways leaders could have averted the deadly destroyer Fitzgerald collision.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

New 7th Fleet boss fires rear admiral and captain, citing loss of confidence

They are the latest high-level firings in the troubled 7th Fleet in recent weeks following the deaths of 17 sailors on the destroyers John S. McCain and Fitzgerald this summer.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

6 years ago

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