US Navy warship commander relieved of duty months after rifle scope mishap went viral
Cmdr. Cameron Yaste, former commanding officer of USS John McCain, fires a rifle with a scope facing backward.
Months after a photo of Cameron Yaste, commander of the destroyer USS John McCain, went viral and landed him in trouble, hehas been relieved of duty, according to an official statement from the US Navy. In the photo that caused this situation, commanding officer Yaste was seen firing a rifle with a scope mounted backwards.
As per the Navy's statement, Commander Yastehas been relieved of his duties“due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer,”which is currently stationed in the Gulf of Oman and is helping protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
In their statement, the Navy stressed that it “holds commanding officers to the highest standards and holds them accountable when those standards are not met.”
In April, the US Navy shared a photo on its official Instagram account showing Cameron Yaste in a firing position, but with the rifle scope mounted backwards. The post quickly gained traction online, prompting the Marine Corps to take a dig at the Navy by sharing a photo on their own Instagram page. The picture showed Yasteusing a properly mounted rifle scope, along with the caption, "Clear Sight Picture."
The Navy took down the picture later and acknowledged their mistake and thanked online users for pointing out the error. "Thank you for pointing out our rifle scope error in the previous post. The picture has been removed until EMI (extra military instruction) is completed," the Navy wrote.
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As per the US Navy, Captain Allison Christy, the deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 21 will temporarily take over Cameron Yaste's post. Destroyer Squadron 21, which is part of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently stationed in the Gulf of Oman.
(With inputs from agencies)