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The squadron returned from deployment last month with the rest of the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group.

Capt. William Harkin, the commanding officer of Destroyer Squadron 2, was relieved of command Saturday because of a loss of confidence in his ability to perform his duties, the Navy said in a statement.

The Navy ousted the commodore of Destroyer Squadron 2 Saturday, citing a "loss of confidence" in his ability to perform his duties.

The Navy ousted the commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 on Saturday, citing a “loss of confidence” in his ability to perform his duties. The Commander of Norfolk-based Carrier Strike Group 12, Rear Adm. Erik Eslich, relieved Capt. William Harkin, who will be reassigned to the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic. Capt. James Von St. Paul will assume the duties as commodore ...

Adm. Michael Gilday emphasized Spain’s vital role in NATO and praised its “rock-solid” partnership with the service Wednesday against a backdrop of talks about basing more U.S. destroyers here.

This is hoax ‘IRA bomber’ William Harkin who we can reveal is the brother of hoax rape ‘victim’ Hannah Harkin.

This is hoax ‘IRA bomber’ William Harkin who we can reveal is the brother of hoax rape ‘victim’ Hannah Harkin.

USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) left Norfolk, Va., for its new home in Rota, Spain, on Thursday evening, according to a tweet from a ship spotter. Bulkeley will be part of the Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe ships in Rota that can conduct ballistic missile defense, according to a U.S. Fleet Forces Command news release. Other ships stationed in […]

Three U.S. Navy leaders, including two serving aboard a destroyer, were ousted late last week, the latest in a recent string of removals by the service.