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| Gitmo Base Commander Dismissed |
| 2005-07-11 |
| MIAMI, July 9 -- The commanding officer of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was relieved of his duties Saturday after he was accused of inappropriate management practices, a Navy spokesman said. Capt. Leslie J. McCoy, who had commanded Guantanamo since March 2003, was the subject of an investigation into inappropriate personnel and administrative practices unrelated to the base's detention camp for suspected terrorists. "His release and reassignment are in no way related to the detainee operations taking place in Guantanamo," said C. Patrick Dooling, spokesman for Navy Region Southeast, based in Jacksonville, Fla. Dooling would not elaborate on the allegations against the officer. McCoy was relieved of his duties Saturday by Rear Adm. Annette E. Brown, the region commander, who had "lost confidence in his ability to effectively lead," Dooling said. McCoy will be transferred to the staff in Jacksonville. Capt. Lawrence S. Cotton, chief of staff of Navy Region Southeast, will command the base until a permanent replacement is named. During McCoy's tenure, the base staff grew substantially to accommodate the arrival of prisoners after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States. |
| Posted by:Fred / Steve White |
| #7 This guy just got done testifying to Congress a few weeks ago. Could it have been something he inadvertantly said? He testified to Hunter's committee. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-07-11 17:50 |
| #6 Back in the day, I was assigned to NATO PWHQ in Germany. Our AF personnel issues were handled by the Special Activities Squadron back in the Netherlands. This turned "I've got to run down to the orderly room" into a road trip with a government staff car. Anyway, one day we drive over and find a whole bunch of new faces running the show. Turns out the whole command section, including first shirt and commander got busted for black marketing and (rumor has it) wife swapping. One day they were there, then "poof!", gone! |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-11 12:52 |
| #5 "Inappropriate management practices" Sounds like the staff was running things for him. Probably real minor offence but the Navy is REAL ANAL about such things. If it had been a major screw-up the charge would be dereliction of duty. Base/Facility commands are not career builders for the most part. In twenty years I can’t remember one going from Base Commander into an operational command or an O-7 selection. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-07-11 11:12 |
| #4 Ok,Fred.My first thought was Col.Thanks for the correction. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-07-11 09:56 |
| #3 Short bio of him here: Chopper pilot with 26 years in, most likely this would have been one of his last assignments anyway before retirement. Perhaps he had already become ROAD (Retired On Active Duty) and gotten lazy. Let his staff run things and they screwed things up and he takes the fall, as he should. Bet a few more people get short notice assignments and bad marks on their permanent record. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-11 08:32 |
| #2 Capt=Colonel in Armyspeak... |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-11 07:47 |
| #1 A Capt(=Major in the Army) in command of Gitmo,that doesn't seem right.He might as well resign,his carrer is over,he will get no more promotions and after 2 years(I think)of no promos you are automatically discharged. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-07-11 07:44 |