U.S. Navy fires commander of Seventh Fleet after second deadly collision at sea

By World Tribune on August 24, 2017   Americas, Exclusives, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2017 The commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet has been fired after the Aug. 21 collision of the USS John McCain and an oil tanker, the second deadly collision involving U.S. vessels in recent months. “Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, […]