VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy fired the commanding officer of a Norfolk-based warship Tuesday in the midst of its deployment amid a prison investigation.
Simon McKeon, captain of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy, was relieved of his duties “as a consequence of a lack of confidence in his potential to command,” the Navy stated in a information launch Wednesday.
Whereas the discharge supplied few particulars of why McKeon was relieved of responsibility, U.S. 2nd Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Lara Bollinger stated the Naval Legal Investigative Service is investigating McKeon. Bollinger didn’t present additional particulars on the investigation.
McKeon held the place for simply eight months earlier than he was fired. He has since been briefly reassigned to the employees of the commander, Naval Floor Pressure Atlantic.
Capt. Gary Chase is serving because the Normandy’s non permanent commanding officer till a brand new captain is recognized.
The Normandy is in the midst of a two-month-long deployment with the Gerald R. Ford Provider Strike Group. The Navy stated there might be no impacts to mission or schedule as a consequence of McKeon’s reduction.
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