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This post has been updated with an additional statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. More than 20 sailors were punished for the four-day fire that led to the loss of the warship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in 2020, the Navy announced Friday. The actions ordered by U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Samuel Paparo include letters of reprimand […]
Vice Adm. Richard Brown, now retired, is the highest ranking officer publicly reprimanded for the loss of the ship.
The Navy also says it has issued 27 "individual disposition decisions" regarding fire prevention, readiness and response efforts aboard the ship, which burned for days off the coast of San Diego in summer 2020.
“Without WTIs, I can’t produce more WTIs. Without the WTIs, I can’t do advanced training. I can’t do development. I can’t do experimentation. I can’t influence the requirements process,” he said.
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