US Navy Fires USS Howard’s Commanding Officer Over Loss Of Confidence
The US Navy relieved the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) on Tuesday, less than six months following the relief of the last captain of the destroyer, based in Japan.
The Navy announced in a statement that it dismissed Cmdr. Cameron Dennis, who had taken over as the commanding officer of this warship in September last year, no longer trusted him to carry out his responsibilities. Like previous relief notifications, the Navy provided no additional information on the reasons behind the sacking.
Dennis is being transferred to the 7th Fleet staff, and until a permanent replacement is identified, Capt. Dave Huljack, the deputy commodore with Destroyer Squadron 15, will oversee the unit. As per a statement released by the Navy on Tuesday, there is no impact on the vessel’s mission/schedule. No more details were provided right away.
Dennis served as the executive officer of the destroyer Higgins previously. He completed tours as the equipment and combat systems officer with the Destroyer Squadron 7, as the chief engineer on a mine countermeasures vessel dubbed the Gladiator, and as the damage control assistant and navigator of the destroyer Pinckney, per the Navy.
In August 2023, the Navy removed the then-commanding officer of Howard, Commander Kenji Igawa, owing to a loss of confidence. The vessel also suffered a “soft grounding” as it had pulled into Bali for one of its scheduled port visits a few days before his relief. The Howard is based in Yokosuka, Japan.
Reference: Navy Times
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