Navy records of disciplinary proceedings for the leaders of the now-scrapped Bonhomme Richard have revealed the punishments that were levied against the ship's top sailors over their failures to properly fight the fire failures that were partially responsible for the loss of the warship.
U.S. Pacific Fleet has released the results of admiral’s masts held last year for the former leadership and crew members of amphibious warship Bonhomme Richard. Former Bonhomme Richard commander Capt. Gregory Thoroman, executive officer Capt. Michael Ray and the ship’s senior enlisted sailor, Command Master Chief Jose Hernandez, were all found guilty of violations of […]
The former commanding and executive officers of the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard were each fined $5,000 as punishment for failing to prepare the ship and its crew to fight the July 2020 fire that destroyed the vessel, records obtained by the Union-Tribune show.
by Megan Rose (ProPublica) On the morning of July 12, 2020, the first orange flickers of destruction took hold in the bowels of the hulking USS Bonhomme Richard as it.