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Navy Relieves Top Two Officers Of Japan Naval Repair and Maintenance Facilities

Navy Relieves Top Two Officers Of Japan Naval Repair and Maintenance Facilities
U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) prepares to undock the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) from Dry Dock 4 on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) on Feb. 18, 2024. The facility provides intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Erin Jazmine Reyes)

The Navy relieved the top two officers of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) on Oct. 20, the service said on Sunday. Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela and Cmdr. Art Palalay, SRF-JRMC commanding officer and executive officer, respectively, were relieved “due to a lack of confidence in their ability to command.” Rear Adm. William Greene, commander of Navy Regional Maintenance Center, relieved them while Capt. Dan Lannamann was posted to temporarily assume command of the facility.…

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