OAN Staff Abril Elfi
5:58 PM – Wednesday, September 3, 2024
The commander of a Navy destroyer who was photographed firing a rifle that had a scope pointing backwards has been relieved of duty.
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“If someone is relieved of their duties or is relieved of their post, they are told that they are no longer required to continue in their job.” (Collins Dictionary)
The Navy released a statement saying that the commanding officer of the destroyer USS John S. McCain, Cameron Yaste, had been removed on Friday “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer.”
Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, was the individual who relieved Yaste.
According to reports, Yaste’s firing comes as the destroyer is currently protecting the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman, a deployment that comes amid tense regional disputes in the Middle East.
Yaste had taken on the role of commanding the USS John S. McCain in October of 2023.
“The Navy holds commanding officers to the highest standards and holds them accountable…
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