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Deputy chief at StratCom suspended
2013-09-29
Vice Adm. Tim Giardina has been suspended as deputy commander of the Bellevue-based U.S. Strategic Command, StratCom officials confirmed Friday.

StratCom's commander, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, suspended Giardina in early September from all duties that include oversight of nuclear materials or nuclear issues, or that require a security clearance, said Capt. Pamela Kunze, a StratCom spokeswoman. She said Kehler also recommended to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that Giardina be reassigned to another command.

Giardina is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

Officials say Giardina is suspected in a case involving counterfeit gambling chips at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, according to the Associated Press. DCI agents stationed at the Iowa casino discovered the chips, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation special agent David Dales said. He would not say when the discovery was made or how much in counterfeit chips was found, only that "it was a significant monetary amount."
Posted by:tu3031

#7  Too many combat vessels.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-09-29 13:24  

#6  P2K,

Preach it. Even with this goon on his way out, there are still almost more Admirals in the USN (200+) than there are combat vessels (221).

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2013-09-29 12:50  

#5  The ranks of the Patriots are being thinned.
Posted by: S.A.M. New Delhi Field Office   2013-09-29 12:07  

#4  Plenty of housecleaning needed at the General level; just not very confident at the motivations of the cleaners - a political reconfiguration of the military with a few legitimate bits of dirt swept up as well, to add cover of legitimacy?
Posted by: Glenmore   2013-09-29 12:07  

#3  ....might be interesting to compare / contrast Constitutional philosophical beliefs of those who have been suspended / relieved of command / resigned vis-a-vis Champ and the gang....
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-09-29 10:47  

#2  You're close to the mark - deci - one in ten. Given we have far more general officer personnel per enlisted grade ratio than WWII, there's a lot of depth in that personnel pool.
Posted by: Procopiu2k   2013-09-29 07:49  

#1  Is just me, or US military higher ranks are being progressively decimated?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-29 01:34  

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