Military Judge Disqualifies Naval Reactors Director Caldwell from Overseeing Fitzgerald CO Trial
A military judge has disqualified Director of Naval Reactors Adm. Frank Caldwell from overseeing the upcoming negligence trial of the…
USS America Will Head to Japan to Serve as Next Forward-Deployed Amphibious Flagship
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship will replace the service’s oldest as the forward-deployed big deck in…
Top Stories 2018: Major Navy Legal Cases
Several high profile legal actions for the Navy occurred in 2018 from the ongoing Fat Leonard investigation to several special…
Second USS Fitzgerald Officer Defers Plea to Negligence, Hazarding a Vessel Charges
An officer charged with negligence for her role in the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) reserved her right not to…
New Commander Takes Charge of Largest U.S. Navy Battle Force
The Navy’s largest battle force has a new commander following a Wednesday ceremony on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan…
Former USS Fitzgerald CO Pleads Not Guilty to Negligence Charges
This post has been updated to include Cmdr. Benson’s redacted charge sheet. WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The former commander of…
Navy Drops Homicide Charges Against USS Fitzgerald Commander, Junior Officers
This post has been updated to include statements from Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs. The former commander of…
Summary of Major Events Since Fatal USS Fitzgerald Collision
Last year’s fatal collisions of guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) began a chain of investigations, accountability actions and…
Navy Official Recommends No Criminal Trial for USS Fitzgerald Junior Officers
Two officers who faced negligent homicide charges for their role in the fatal June 2017 USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) collision have…
Former CO of USS John S. McCain Pleads Guilty to Negligence in Collision Case
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The commander of the guided-missile destroyer that collided with a merchant ship off Singapore in August…