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The former commanding and executive officers of the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard were each fined $5,000 as punishment for failing to prepare the ship and its crew to fight the July 2020 fire that destroyed the vessel, records obtained by the Union-Tribune show.
The service released heavily redacted reprimand records for six leaders on the Bonhomme Richard it says bear some responsibility in the 2020 fire
The commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) was relieved of his duties Tuesday, according to the Navy.
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating Simon McKeon. McKeon was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy, which is deployed to the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.
The US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) has been installed with the first permanent metal three dimensional (3D) printer.