Navy removes CO of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115

The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the Airborne Command & Management Squadron 115 on Friday, making him the third commanding officer the service has fired in November.

Cmdr. Charles Diehl was faraway from his management function because of a “lack of confidence in his capability to command,” in response to the service.

Diehl might be quickly reassigned to Airborne Command & Management Logistics Wing primarily based in Pt. Mugu, California, whereas Cmdr. Randall Fields, the previous commanding officer of Airborne Command & Management Squadron 116, will quickly take over management tasks for Airborne Command & Management Squadron 115.

Earlier this month, the Navy additionally eliminated the commanding officers of the Navy Management and Ethics Command San Diego, Capt. Lester Brown, Jr., and the Naval Info Warfare Coaching Group San Diego, Cmdr. Cayanne McFarlane.

Diehl turned the commanding officer of the squadron, additionally primarily based out of Pt. Mugu, in Could. As a naval flight officer flying the E-2 Hawkeye, he beforehand attended the Navy Fighter Weapons College, often called Prime Gun. He additionally carried out deployments in assist of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Daybreak and Operation Tomodachi.

No different particulars have been instantly supplied relating to Diehl’s removing. The Navy hardly ever supplies any perception into the firing of commanding officers past the “lack of confidence” assertion.

“The Navy maintains the best requirements for commanding officers and holds them accountable when these requirements will not be met,” the service stated in a press release Friday.