Friday, August 26, 2016

Warship Commodore Relieved of Command Duties, Navy Says

Military.com Thu, Aug 25 1:00 AM PDT 
A commodore responsible for three Norfolk Naval Station-based warships was relieved of his command duties Wednesday, according to Lt. Cmdr. Myers Vasquez, a Naval Surface Force Atlantic spokesman. Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, commander of Carrier Strike Group 12, relieved Capt. Anthony L. Simmons, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 2, citing loss of confidence in his ability to lead resulting from his failure to follow the exemplary conduct expected of commanders. He has been reassigned to Naval Surface Force Atlantic. Simmons took command of the destroyer squadron, which includes the USS Mitscher, USS Winston S. Churchill and USS Forrest Sherman, in March. He was replaced by Capt. Erik Eslich, the Navy ...
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