BANGOR — The commander of a Trident missile submarine based at Bangor has been relieved for what the Navy calls a loss of confidence in his ability to command.
Submarine Group 9 spokesman Lt. Ed Early told the Kitsap Sun that Cmdr. Joseph Nosse was removed from the USS Kentucky for shortfalls in professional performance, not personal conduct.
Nosse took command of Kentucky’s Gold Crew in February 2010 and remained in charge when the Blue and Gold crews were combined in August in preparation for the sub’s refueling next year at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
Nosse is the second Bangor commander to lose his submarine this year. Cmdr. Michael Varney of the fast attack submarine USS Connecticut, was relieved in June for mishandling classified information.
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