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Seventh Fleet Commander Relieved After Collisions; HII To Repair USS Fitzgerald

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Seventh Fleet Commander Relieved After Collisions; HII To Repair USS Fitzgerald
Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks to the press on June 18 about the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) after a collision with a merchant vessel. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released.

The Defense Department relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander of the Seventh Fleet, in the wake of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers colliding with commercial vessels this summer.The Navy announced in a brief statement that Aucoin was relieved by Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.”Two DDGs in the Pacific theater collided with commercial vessels within three months this summer. First, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) collided with a merchant…

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