The U.S. Navy hasn't fared well recently, judging by news stories. In short order, it faced a major controversy when a U.S. Navy SEAL team operator was charged with war crimes. Taking a rare step, President Trump intervened in the matter. Most charges were dropped, and the accused was allowed to retire with his pension. This resulted in the resignation of the secretary of the Navy. Next, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, deployed in the Pacific, suffered an outbreak of COVID-19. Its captain broke the chain of command and appealed directly for assistance, fearing contamination of his entire crew. That matter remains under review by the secretary of defense in the aftermath of its handling by the then–acting secretary of the Navy, who also resigned. Third, the Navy is also at the front of the current COVID pandemic with two hospital ships engaged in support of the effort, and a new acting secretary, James McPherson, has been appointed. The Navy has its third leader in less than a year — not ideal for any large organization.
The Navy faces challenging times, although McPherson, with impressive credentials and experience, certainly seems up to the task.
If all this isn't enough, the Navy has now decided to go after a dog — a wounded combat hero at that. Last month, a new book, No Ordinary Dog, by Will Chesney, was released. Chesney, a retired Navy SEAL teams member, was a military dog-handler who, with his dog Cairo, took part in hundreds of missions, including the 2011 secret Operation Neptune Spear against Osama bin Laden. The book describes the incredible bonding of handler and dog, and Cairo's integral role in the bin Laden mission and others. The book was vetted for classified material and cleared, and redactions appear in the text.
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ReplyDeleteI can't help but thinking that the traitor Obutthole is responsible for most of these effed up military cases. How many worthless shitstains did he manage to insert into leadership positions?
ReplyDeleteRE: the USS Theodore Roosevelt, I’ll just leave this here - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/04/08/lessons_on_leadership_from_the_uss_theodore_roosevelt_115183.html
ReplyDeleteAs for the CO, Brett Crozier - don’t cry for me, Argentina.
I was never in the military, however it is clear to me the Naval civilian and officer leadership have lost their way. Two Navy sec's lost their jobs for being complete idiots.
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