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The US Navy has relieved two destroyers' commanders, a top officer of the USS Bulkeley, the commander of the Recruit Training Command, and the commanding officer of an Electronic Attack Squadron in just the past week.
The commanding officer of US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Cmdr. Peter Lesaca, was relieved of command on 14 June.
Cmdr. Peter Lesaca, commanding officer of USS Preble, was relieved of his duty on June 14. On Wednesday it emerged that he had been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Cmdr. Peter Lesaca was removed Tuesday as commanding officer of USS Preble because of a loss of confidence, the Navy said.
The recent firings are a notable spike in the steady drumbeat of reliefs that the Navy uses to hold its leaders accountable.