{"id":74070,"date":"2017-08-18T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T12:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=74070"},"modified":"2017-08-18T07:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:48:09","slug":"fitzgerald-officers-detached-for-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=74070","title":{"rendered":"FITZGERALD officers \u201cdetached for cause\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mick and Chief Tango send us links to the news about the firing of three folks commanding the USS FITZGERALD after the ship collided with a Filipino ship, ACX Crystal, last month. According to Fox News<\/a>, commanding officer, Commander Bryce Benson; the executive officer, Commander Sean Babbitt; and Master Chief Petty Officer Brice Baldwin were \u201cdetached for cause\u201d by Admiral William Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations because the Navy had lost confidence in their ability to lead the sailors.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that nearly a dozen other sailors face non-judicial punishment that has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

\u201cSerious mistakes were made by members of the crew,\u201d Moran said, adding that he could not fully detail those mistakes because the investigation is ongoing. He said \u201cthe bridge team,\u201d or the sailors responsible for keeping watch on the ship\u2019s bridge to ensure it remains safe, had \u201clost situational awareness,\u201d which left them unable to respond quickly enough to avoid the disaster once the oncoming container ship was spotted.<\/p>\n

Separately, the Navy released the results of a review of events that took place aboard the ship after the collision, focusing on the crew\u2019s efforts to control damage, save lives and keep the ship afloat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Fox News;<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly at some point the bridge team lost situational awareness,\u201d said Moran, describing the group of officers and sailors responsible for driving the warship through the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is somewhat amazing that we didn\u2019t lose far more,\u201d Moran said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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