Since January, the Navy has fired 18 skippers. The latest was from the USS The Sullivans.
If you’ve never seen the 1944 movie, “The Fighting Sullivans,” you won’t appreciate the significance of the name of this ship.
A commander should be honored to serve aboard her. In this case, the top dog walked the plank because his ship inadvertently fired on a fishing vessel instead of a target.
The 18th firing is a shameful record, says Military.com.
He joins fired compadres, both EA-6B Prowler squadron COs stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, including Cmdr. Timothy Murphy, who was commander of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 and Cmdr. Karl Pugh former commander of Electronic Attack Squadron 141.
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