Navy Relieves Destroyer XO For ‘Failing to Abide By Lawful Order’

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrives at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Winston S. Churchill changed homeports from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Naval Station Mayport where it will be dry docked on July 19, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has relieved the executive officer of one of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for “failing to abide by lawful order,” a Navy spokesman confirmed to USNI News.

The service on Friday relieved Cmdr....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/10/navy-relieves-destroyer-xo-for-failing-to-abide-by-lawful-order

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