Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Adam Smith (D-WA) bashed the Navy’s leadership for privately firing the top three commanders of the nuclear submarine USS South Dakota, without notifying Congress.
Courtney, the ranking member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Smith, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter expressing their “deep frustration” to the Navy after finding out it had fired the commanding officer, executive officer, and the chief of the boat of the USS South Dakota on Oct. 14. They only found out about the sacking this week through a media report, which was published nearly a month after the firing. The revelation was prompted by a question from the Connecticut newspaper the Day on Nov. 11, which inquired about the leadership of the nuclear sub.
