This post has been updated with an additional statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. More than 20 sailors were punished for the four-day fire that led to the loss of the warship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in 2020, the Navy announced Friday. The actions ordered by U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Samuel Paparo include letters of reprimand […]
WASHINGTON A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others in the July 2020 arson that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, with the five-day blaze in San Diego being called preventable and unacceptable.