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Navy removes ship's command after boozy port visit

Published November 03, 2012
Associated Press

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  FILE 2012: Cmdr. Joseph R. Darlak, right foreground, was relieved of command in San Diego after an investigation for demonstrating poor leadership and failing to ensure proper officer conduct during the three-day September stop. (U.S. Navy/AP)

SAN DIEGO - The commander and top officers of a San Diego-based Navy frigate have been relieved of duty after a rowdy, booze-fueled port visit to Vladivostok, Russia.
Cmdr. Joseph E. Darlak, skipper of the USS Vandegrift, was removed Friday by Capt. John L. Schultz after an investigation "due to loss of confidence after demonstrating poor leadership and failure to ensure the proper conduct of his wardroom officers" during the three-day September stop, the Navy said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/03/navy-removes-top-officers-san-diego-based-frigate-after-boozy-russian-port/?test=latestnews#ixzz2BFznl2J7

 

[mpd61]

What passes for news these days huh? Drunken sailors on "Liberty" As long as no one was raped, killed or an accidental weapons release.....Who cares?

 

[Guest]

Yeah, Navy Sailors never get drunk.