South Korea s top naval officer visited a key naval submarine base in the United States for the first time and stressed the need to strengthen ties against growing North Korean threats, the South s Navy said Sunday.
The commanding officer of the USS Georgia sub's blue crew Capt. Geoffry Patterson was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas Buchanan, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said.
The commanding officer of the USS Georgia sub's blue crew Capt. Geoffry Patterson was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas Buchanan, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said.
The U.S. Navy fired a commander on the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, citing a “loss of confidence” in his ability to command. Capt. Geoffry Patterson, commander of the submarine’s Blue Crew, was relieved of command Friday, according to a Navy press release this week. “Navy commanding officers are held to high standards of personal and…