PNN – The commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer that is part of the Middle East-based aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt has been fired about four months after a video surfaced showing him firing a gun with a camera mounted in reverse.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from “Washington Times”, this image caused significant ridicule of the US Navy in social networks.
The San Diego Tribune reported that Cameron Yast, commander of the destroyer USS John McCain, was fired on Friday.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement that Yast was dismissed “due to lack of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer” currently stationed in the Gulf of Oman.
In April, a photo posted on US Navy social media showed Yast firing a weapon with a reverse camera.
US Marines shared a photo on social media of a Marine firing a gun aboard the USS Boxer, the military news agency Stress and Stripes reported, writing: The picture is crystal clear.
This message has now been removed from social media. The US Navy wrote on social media: Thank you for pointing out the error in our gun camera in a previous message. The image has been removed pending a military investigation.
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Amidst the feeling of terror caused by Hezbollah’s retaliatory attack on the Zionist regime, the Pentagon has decided to extend the deployment of its 2 aircraft carrier fleets in the Middle East.
Pat Ryder, the spokesperson of the US Ministry of Defense, said in a statement, referring to the telephone conversation between the US Secretary of Defense and the Israeli Minister of War Yoav Gallant: In this phone call, Austin talked to Gallant about Israel’s (regime) measures to defend itself against the Lebanese Hezbollah attacks.
The Pentagon spokesman said: Confirming Israel’s right to defend itself, the US Defense Secretary emphasized the iron determination of the United States to support Tel Aviv’s defense measures against threats from Iran, its proxy groups and regional partners.
The US Defense Minister, following the White House officials’ support for the Zionist occupation regime, emphasized Washington’s commitment to support this regime in a conversation with Israel’s War Minister.
The Reuters news agency, citing the report of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon), wrote that on Saturday, Austin had a conversation with the Minister of War of the Zionist regime, Gallant, about the defense of this regime against the attacks of the Lebanese Hezbollah.
According to the Pentagon report, Austin emphasized the strong commitment of the United States in supporting Israel to defend itself against any attack by Iran, its partners and proxies in the region.
In early August, the US Defense Secretary ordered the aircraft carrier Lincoln to move from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East as President Joe Biden’s administration prepares to defend Israel.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah announced on Sunday morning that it completed the first phase of the response to the assassination of its jihadi commander Fawad Shekar.
In this phase of the response, Hezbollah targeted 11 bases and military positions of the Zionist regime.