The Obama Purge: US Navy commanders headed for record year of firings!

COMMANDING OFFICERS
• Capt. Jeffrey Riedel was fired Jan. 26 as program manager for the Navy’s littoral combat ship program due to allegations of inappropriate behavior.

• Cmdr. Diego Hernandez was fired Feb. 4 as CO of the ballistic-missile submarine Wyoming’s gold crew for mishandling classified materials.

• Capt. Robert Marin was fired Feb. 10 as CO of the cruiser Cowpens “while an investigation into inappropriate personal behavior is conducted.”

• Cmdr. Jeffrey Wissel was fired Feb. 27 as commander of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 amid allegations of “personal misconduct.”

• Cmdr. Jon Haydel was fired March 12 as commander of the yet-to-be commissioned amphibious transport dock San Diego amid an investigation into “personal misconduct.”

• Capt. Kim Lyons was fired April 6 as commanding officer of Navy Health Clinic New England after a survey found a poor command climate.

• Cmdr. Corrine Parker was fired April 16 as commanding officer CO of Fleet Logistics Squadron 1 after an investigation into accusations of falsification of administrative records led to a loss of confidence in Parker’s ability to command, said Lt. Matt Allen, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon.

• Cmdr. Dennis Klein was fired May 1 as CO of the attack submarine Columbia due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command after a number of external assessments.

• Cmdr. Lee Hoey was fired May 1 as CO of the Navy Drug Screening Lab in San Diego due to command climate problems at his command.

• Cmdr. Derick Armstrong was fired May 8 as CO of the destroyer The Sullivans due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

• Capt. Chuck Litchfield was fired June 18 as CO of the amphibious assault ship Essex, in the wake of Essex’s May 16 collision with the replenishment oiler Yukon as both ships were en route to San Diego.

• Capt. Liza Raimondo was fired June 29 as CO of Navy Health Clinic, Patuxent River, Md, due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command due to a significant lack of leadership and integrity.

• Cmdr. Michael Ward was fired Aug. 10 as CO of Los Angeles-class submarine Pittsburgh for allegations of personal misconduct.

• Cmdr. Franklin Fernandez was fired Aug. 21 as CO of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.

• Cmdr. Martin Arriola was fired Aug. 30 as CO of the destroyer Porter due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

• Cmdr. Sara Santoski was fired Sept. 1 as CO of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command.

• Cmdr. Sheryl Tannahill was fired Sept. 14 as CO of Navy Operational Support Center Nashville, Tenn., due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command.

• Capt. Antonio Cardoso was fired Sept. 21 as CO of Training Support Center San Diego due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

• Capt. James CoBell was fired Sept. 27 as CO of FRC Mid-Atlantic after an investigation found he was abusive to subordinates and used them to conduct personal favors.

• Rear. Adm. Charles Gaouette was fired Oct. 27 as head of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group while the CSG was deployed to the Arabian Sea. The Navy cited “inappropriate leadership judgment” for his “temporary reassignment.”

• Capt. Joseph Darlak was fired Nov. 2 as CO of the frigate Vandegrift, along with three other officers, after investigators found the ship’s crew had behaved inappropriately during a September port visit to Russia.

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