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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cowpens_(CG-63)On 5 December 2013, Cowpens was involved in a minor confrontation with a Chinese warship
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On 13 January 2010, the ship's commanding officer, Captain Holly Graf, was relieved of command by Rear Admiral Kevin Donegan, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, following the imposition of non-judicial punishment. The punishment followed an investigation which verified allegations of cruelty and maltreatment toward her crew, and conduct unbecoming an officer — violations of articles 93 and 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, by Graf during her tenure as captain of the USS Cowpens. The investigation was initiated after multiple allegations and complaints of physical and verbal abuse were made to Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Navy Inspector General by several members of the crew. Captain Graf was subsequently replaced as the commanding officer by Captain Robert Marin. A subsequent Time article revealed that Graf had a history of abusive treatment of subordinates in earlier assignments and that navy leaders had not acted on previous complaints about her behavior. The US Navy forced Graf into early retirement in 2012, but allowed her to do so at her current rank of Captain and under "honorable circumstances."
On 10 February 2012, Cowpens' commanding officer, Captain Robert G. Marin, was relieved of command for inappropriate personal behavior after he had an adulterous affair with a fellow captain's wife. Captain Paul Lyons, deputy commander Destroyer Squadron 15, temporarily assumed command.
On 10 June 2014, the commanding officer of the Cowpens, Captain Gregory Gombert, was relieved of command for poor performance in a number of inspections. Capt. Robert B. Chadwick II temporarily assumed command on that date.
Based on an official report, the Navy Times reported that Gombert took ill midway through the deployment and rarely left his quarters for nearly three months of the cruise.
The report concluded Gombert had exaggerated the extent of his illness. It also noted accusations of an unduly familiar relationship between Gombert and a female Lieutenant commander who was Chief Engineer, acting Executive Officer and filling in for Gombert during his illness.
The Command Master Chief was also relieved at that time since he did not report the problems to higher authorities.
At Admiral's non-judicial punishment in July 2014, Gombert was found guilty of five counts failure to obey lawful orders and one count conduct unbecoming an officer. The Chief Engineer was found guilty of two counts failure to obey lawful orders and one of conduct unbecoming an officer. The Command Master Chief was found guilty of two counts failure to obey lawful orders.
Gombert was the third commanding officer of Cowpens to be fired since 2010.
In September 2014, Cowpens second-in-command, executive officer, was fired after he was found guilty at Admiral's non-judicial punishment of drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle and conduct unbecoming an officer. He was the 4th member of Cowpens leadership team to be removed in 2014.
Will the US sailors resign en masse like those on USS Cook did when they were jammed by a sooooper dooooper Russian plane ?
Cough....no. IN and UN work closely to monitor the Indian Ocean. And the area around India has enough buoys tracking ship movements. Any Chinese ship would need to pass through the Malacca Straits and thereby pass what we can Andaman Nicobar Command. Practically impossible.Except maybe India and the Southwest coast of Africa.
Cough....no. IN and UN work closely to monitor the Indian Ocean. And the area around India has enough buoys tracking ship movements. Any Chinese ship would need to pass through the Malacca Straits and thereby pass what we can Andaman Nicobar Command. Practically impossible.
Chinese warships and submarines should be made to shadow every US warship that comes within 500 nautical miles of Chinese shores。
This is a cat and mouse game。The USN should be harassed one way or another whenever and wherever possible。
Thanks for bringing up another spanking of USN by PLAN.
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Soon we'll see the captain of the ASW frigate protecting USS Ronald Reagan relieved of command as well for letting a 1990's era Kilo get within torpedo range!
They don't even know about our new 095 SSN stalking them from San Diego to Guam!
The better answer will be, do what US is doing with China.
Use FON and patrol near mainland USA with whatever you can send there then check their response.
Yes training for the IN to monitor your subs.The PLAN is treating the Indian Ocean as a backyard for the training purpose.
Exclusive: Indian Navy headless as Chinese nuclear sub prowls Indian Ocean : North, News - India Today
Since the US nuclear supercarrier can sail at a cruising speed of 30 knots, while it is impossible for a diesel electric submarine to track it down, only a nuclear sub can do that.
The Netherlands is treating the worlds oceans as backyarod for training purposes for its SSKsThe PLAN is treating the Indian Ocean as a backyard for the training purpose.
Exclusive: Indian Navy headless as Chinese nuclear sub prowls Indian Ocean : North, News - India Today
Makes no difference. In peacetime.The sub that tracking down the CVN-76 was not a Kilo or Type 039, it was a Type 093 SSN.
Since the US nuclear supercarrier can sail at a cruising speed of 30 knots, while it is impossible for a diesel electric submarine to track it down, only a nuclear sub can do that.
This includes Chinese ships entering US territorial waters off Alaska / Aleutians.
Didn't the French 30 years sub sunk your whole carrier battle group in a simulation? LOLWell said, if this was wartime that sub would be at the bottom of the ocean.