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Navy Fires More Captains than Torpedoes

Navy Fires More Captains than Torpedoes

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Oct 05, 2022
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NORFOLK, Va. — With the recent firing of Navy Capt. Rachel Haltner, commanding officer of the USNS Comfort, shortly before a deployment to South America, the Navy has officially fired more captains than torpedoes over the last five years, Naval History and Heritage Command has announced.

"From March 30, 2010 to March 31, 2015, the Navy has fired 368 comm…

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