The Navy spent three days outlining its case against the sailor accused of setting fire in July 2020 that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard. The hearings showed how difficult it can be to prove arson.
This post has been updated to correct the rank for Ryan Mays. SAN DIEGO – One petty officer’s accusation against a shipmate is at the center of the Navy’s criminal case against the junior sailor charged with deliberately lighting a fire last year that caused the service to scrap the former USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). […]
SAN DIEGO – The fire that eventually destroyed much of the former USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) likely was deliberately set to ignite cardboard boxes in a stowage area packed with assorted items that fire investigators ruled out as the ignition source, a federal fire investigator testified in a Navy court Monday. Matthew Beals, a special agent […]
A sailor received a first preliminary court hearing Monday at the U.S. Navy's base in San Diego, California, over allegations that he started the fire in July 2020 that resulted in the total loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship.
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New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General
April 15, 2021 3:04 PM
The White House has put forward nominees to lead the Navy’s two fleets in the Pacific and the fleet in the Middle East, as well as the service’s chief requirements officer and inspector general, the Pentagon announced this week.
Vice Adm. Scott D. Conn
Vice Adm. Scott Conn, current commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, was nominated to be deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities (OPNAV N9). The career fighter pilot has served as the head of 3rd Fleet since September of 2019. Prior to the command, Conn was the director of air warfare (N98). He also commanded Carrier Strike Group 4, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Carrier Air Wing 11, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106; a