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Two crossed lines that form an X . It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman at Naval Station Norfolk, February 26, 2013. US Navy/PO2 Mark Martinez
Cmdr. Frank Azzarello, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman, was relieved just days ahead of a scheduled change-of-command ceremony.
The Navy says the removal was because of a loss of confidence in his ability to command, but Azzarello s lawyer says the service sacked the commander over his plan to turn a rusty AK-47 assault rifle into a plaque to celebrate an Arabian Sea weapons seizure.
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Underway Ahead of Double-Pump Deployment
January 12, 2021 6:10 PM
Capt. Kyle Higgins, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), flies an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Swordsmen” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 on Dec. 9, 2020. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated to correct the airwing that’s deploying aboard USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Carrier USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) left Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Tuesday morning for a training exercise ahead of a deployment, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News.
The carrier and its escorts are expected to complete a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast ahead of a deployment – likely to the Middle East to relieve the Nimitz carrier strike group. A U.S. 2nd Fleet spokesperson would not confirm the destination of the IKE Strike Group, however, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said
Detroit will redeploy to Southern Command when repairs are completed.
Here s What You Need to Remember: This is just the latest incident involving the
Detroit, which last month suffered another casualty to its combing gear that links its diesel engines to the gas turbine engine. The warship was forced to return to port.
There is no denying that Detroit, Michigan has seen better days. The city, which underwent the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2014, has slowly been on the road to recovery yet it remains a shell of its former self. In what is almost a strange parallel, the U.S. Navy s warship to bear the name USS