Navy relieves commander of littoral combat ship on deployment
5. Fleet officials announced that the navy has relieved the commander of a littoral warship deployed to the Middle East.
Cmdr. Navy officials, Adam Ochs’ command ability to “due to loss of confidence” USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) as the commander of the relief, he said. He was temporarily re -appointed as the commander of the southwest sea surface group.
Authorities, the ship is currently a planned deployed in the navy’s 5th fleet operation zone, he said. Which it covers Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Arab Sea, Parts of the Indian Ocean and Hormuz Strait, Suez Canal and Bab Al Mandeb Strait, including “critical deterioration points”, including 2.5 million miles of square water and 21 countries.
Navy CMDR. In July, Adam Ochs, the commander of the USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), is organizing a ship tour for members of the Royal Thai Navy at the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand. SGT. Mitchell Johnson.
The authorities said, “Help does not affect the mission or program of the ship,” he said.
In mid -August, USS Santa Barbara First port visit Colombo, where the crew, hosts senior officials from the island country on board to “exhibit ısı to“ exhibit ısı to Sri Lanka.
Ochs, the former Blue crew commander, is temporarily replaced with CMDR. Jeff Steiner is the general manager of the blue crew of the ship. Gold crew commander of the ship is cmdr. Linzy Lewis will receive the command of USS Santa Barbara on Friday. Blue and gold teams refer to alternative independent teams on a sea ship.
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