Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, drawing congressional pushback
Summary
The Navy has quietly removed several top officers recently, breaking from its usual practice of public announcements, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday 13 November, headlining that the Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, drawing congressional pushback. Representatives Joe Courtney of Connecticut and Adam Smith of Washington said the Navy failed to inform Congress of the firings, the Inquirer reported, and PBS NewsHour wrote that the firings are a break from the Navy's longstanding policy to announce major removals of commanders and other highly visible officials and follow an increasing level of secrecy over military operations, especially in the Middle East.
Latest: The Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, breaking from its usual practice of public announcements, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Representatives Joe Courtney of Connecticut and Adam Smith of Washington saying the Navy failed to inform Congress of the firings, and PBS NewsHour writing that the firings follow an increasing level of secrecy over military operations, especially in the Middle East.
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Friday 13 November
The Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, breaking from its usual practice of public announcements, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Representatives Joe Courtney of Connecticut and Adam Smith of Washington saying the Navy failed to inform Congress of the firings, and PBS NewsHour writing that the firings follow an increasing level of secrecy over military operations, especially in the Middle East.
Thursday 12 November
- 18:20The Philadelphia Inquirer Navy has quietly fired some commanders and other officials, drawing congressional pushback