Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
The commander of a Navy destroyer helping to protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty after four months. Photo Rifle firing with rearward mounted scope.
The image drew a lot of mockery from the Navy on social media. San Diego Union-Tribune informed Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John McCain, was removed on Friday.
Yaste was relieved of duty “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer” currently deployed in the Gulf of Oman, the Navy said. This statement It did not elaborate on why Yaste was replaced.
“The Navy holds commanding officers to the highest standards and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the Navy said.
In April, a photo posted on Navy social media showed Yaste holding a rifle with the scope on the back in a firing stance.
Military news outlet Stars and Stripes informed The Marine Corps investigated the Navy, sharing a photo on social media showing a Marine firing a weapon at the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. The caption read: “Clear view picture.”
A user wrote on social media: “The US Navy just kills it on Instagram,” with laughing and crying emojis.
The post featuring Yaste was eventually deleted. “Thanks for pointing out our rifle scope error in a previous post,” the Navy later wrote on social media. “Picture removed pending completion of EMI (Extra Military Instruction).”
Yaste has been temporarily replaced by Captain Alison Christie, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 21, part of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group also in the Gulf of Oman.
The Pentagon sent the carrier to the Middle East to be in position should Israel need help fending off an attack by Iran or other countries, military officials said. Among other assignments, the USS John McCain has participated Efforts against Houthi attacks.
Roosevelt is the flagship of a strike group that recently included three Arley Burke-class destroyers, $2 billion ships designed to protect carriers from attacks by air, sea and land.
According to him Navy bioYast has also served as a division officer on the USS Bataan, weapons and executive officer at the Patrol Coastal Crew Hotel, and combat systems and weapons officer on the USS Hopper. The Knoxville, Tenn., native’s awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He graduated from The Citadel with a degree in history and later earned a Master of Science in Astronautics.
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