Navy replaces admiral leading Mideast strike group

Stars And Stripes ^ | October 27, 2012 | Robert Burns

[cruise_missile]

WASHINGTON -- The Navy said Saturday it is replacing the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into undisclosed allegations of inappropriate judgment.

Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette is being sent back to the USS John C. Stennis' home port at Bremerton, Wash., in what the Navy called a temporary reassignment. The Navy said he is not formally relieved of his command of the Stennis strike group but will be replaced by Rear Adm. Troy M. Shoemaker, who will assume command until the investigation is completed.

It is highly unusual for the Navy to replace a carrier strike group commander during its deployment.

[boatbums]

Any chance Rear Admiral Gaouette is being set up to be the scapegoat in the Benghazi fiasco???

[Sioux-san]

Between the Admiral and Gen. Ham, this is looking like the beginning act of “Seven Days in May.”

[nathanbedford]

This story follows hard on the heels of an article up thread about Pat Caddell emotionally expressing his indignation on Fox news about the media's cover up of the cover up as well as the disgraceful abdication of responsibility by the president to act as commander-in-chief.

Now we have the president lopping off the heads of the top military men who would have been responsible for riding to the rescue at Benghazi. How much longer can the media ignore this connection?

Under these circumstances of cover up being daily exposed by Fox, one can only ask how much longer the media can ignore this story to death. They want to do so for 10 more days, can they make it?

[Donnafrflorida]

Thats two now. him and Ham. i smell a mutiny. this has to improve our militaries morale. /sarc.

[Donnafrflorida]

Thats two now. him and Ham. i smell a mutiny. this has to improve our militaries morale. /sarc.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Navy

[Sioux-san]

Sure they can ignore it for 10 more days. They’ve ignored it for more than four years. Pat Caddell is an honorable man who is doing the only thing he can do: State the Obvious - a free Press is essential to a free Nation and we no longer have a free Press - these people are propagandists of the lowest order. Some are just plain dumbasses but most of them know exactly what they are doing and not doing.