The commander of an East Coast guided-missile destroyer was removed from command on Friday due to poor performance, Navy officials told USNI News.
Cmdr. Jeffery Applebaugh was removed as the commanding officer of Norfolk-based USS Stout (DDG 55) by Capt. Blair Guy, commander of Destroyer Squadron 28, “due to loss of confidence in his ability to command,” reads a Monday statement from the Navy.
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