Latest "relieved-of-command" stories

CO was fired after allegedly choking mother and stepfather

Lt. Cmdr. Ronald Kolpak faces two counts of aggravated assault by strangulation in Georgia in connection to an incident last month.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 weeks ago

Navy fires commanding officer of Oregon reserve unit

Lt. Cmdr. Ronald Kolpak was relieved of command Wednesday due to "loss of confidence" in his ability to command, the Navy said.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

8 weeks ago

USS John Finn’s second-in-command fired along with CO last week

The Navy policy is to announce when a commanding officer is relieved, but not when other members of the command triad are removed.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 months ago

Navy fires warship CO in the middle of a deployment

The officer had been in command of the cruiser Normandy for less than eight months.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

11 months ago

Navy fires CO of Ohio recruiting unit

The reasons for the relief remain unclear.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

11 months ago

Navy fires head of Great Lakes boot camp

Capt. Jeffry Sandin's ouster Saturday was at least the third Navy CO firing in a week.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

16 months ago

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