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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson participated in a town hall discussion about the challenges and successes of the past year during the AFCEA West Conference in San Diego on Friday. (Defense.gov)<\/p>\nChief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson participated in a town hall discussion about the challenges and successes of the past year during the AFCEA West Conference in San Diego on Friday. (Defense.gov)<\/p>\n
Before going further, please read the ProPublica<\/a> report kindly forwarded to us by B-Bob on the Fort Jackson<\/a> post. It’s everything I thought was wrong with the 7th Fleet after the two collisions involving USS Fitzgerald and USS McCain, and much more. It’s in-depth and names names.<\/p>\n By: Geoff Ziezulewicz Speaking to reporters after his appearance at the U.S. Naval Institute\u2019s West 2019 conference here, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said much of the report overlapped with what the service publicly released.<\/p>\n But much of the probe overseen by Rear Adm. Brian Fort portrayed a far grimmer picture of what the crew of the guided-missile destroyer faced. It also prompted hard questions about the actions taken by the Fitz\u2019s squadron and Navy officials back in the United States.<\/p>\n First revealed by Navy Times, the Fort report chronicled details that Richardson, other Navy leaders and their public reports never mentioned, such as specifics about the destroyer\u2019s brutal operational tempo, officers who didn\u2019t trust each other, radars that didn\u2019t work and sailors who didn\u2019t know how to operate them.<\/p>\n The investigators also portrayed the warship\u2019s chiefs mess as ineffective and their sailors plagued by low morale in the months leading up to the June 17, 2017, collision.<\/p>\n Reporting by ProPublica this month offered further insight into the Fitzgerald tragedy, renewing debate about the decisions made in the highest ranks of the Navy, including those by Richardson both before and after the collision.<\/p>\n Richardson stood by his decision to keep details from the public, insisting that the Fort report\u2019s status as a dual-purpose investigation meant it was \u201clocked up in other litigation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The details always get out; one would think the CNO would know that. The Chain of Command straight up to Mabus was informed of the deteriorating conditions on board the destroyers and cruisers through lack of proper maintenance, training and personnel. <\/p>\n Read the ProPublica report and get as pissed off as I was. There needs to be accountability here, and consequences.<\/p>\n Read the rest of the article here: Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nSAN DIEGO \u2013 The Navy\u2019s top officer Friday defended the decision to keep from the public eye a damning internal report on the 2017 warship Fitzgerald collision that killed seven sailors.<\/p>\n