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2018-05-13 Africa Horn

Senior US Navy SEAL Leaders In Africa Suspended Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct

[RADIOSHABELLE] The commander and the senior enlisted adviser of a US Navy SEAL Team deployed to Africa have been relieved of their duties and sent home due to sexual misconduct allegations regarding multiple fellow US military female service members, a US defense official tells CNN.

"Special Operations Command Africa commander Maj. Gen. Mark Hicks suspended the Special Operations Command Forward ‐ East Africa commander and senior enlisted adviser of their duties on May 10 due to allegations of misconduct," Maj. Casey Osborne, a front man for Special Operations Command Africa, told CNN.

"Gen. Hicks directed both individuals to return to their home station for further adjudication regarding the allegations," Osborne added, while not specifying the nature of the allegations.

Many of the Navy SEALs in East Africa conduct operations in Somalia, where they advise Somali forces battling al-Shabaab
...

the personification of Somali state failure...
, the local affiliate of al Qaeda.

The two Navy SEALs are being investigated by the Navy’s Criminal Investigative Service.

"A commanding officer and command master chief assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit have been relieved of their duties overseas due to alleged misconduct," Lt. Jacqui Maxwell, a spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Group TWO, told CNN.

"Naval Special Warfare and NCIS have initiated investigations as appropriate," she added.

A spokesperson for NCIS did not immediately respond to questions from CNN about the investigation.

ABC was first to report the allegations.

News of the investigation comes as Special Operations Forces in Africa have come under increasing scrutiny.

Earlier on Friday US Africa Command, which oversees US military operations on the continent, issued a statement saying it was reviewing allegations that civilian casualties had been caused during a May 9 "Somali-led operation to disrupt and degrade al-Shabaab’s terrorist network near Bulcida, Somalia."

Posted by Fred 2018-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 The commander and the senior enlisted adviser of a US Navy SEAL Team deployed to Africa have been relieved of their duties and sent home due to sexual misconduct allegations regarding multiple fellow US military female service members

Eugenics?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-13 05:09|| 2018-05-13 05:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Lose zipper disease?

or did they issue the infamous directive -

"The next one who gets pregnant to avoid deployment will get an Art.15"

Posted by P2kontheroad 2018-05-13 07:32|| 2018-05-13 07:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Poor Spc(s), couldn't tell the difference between 'Right Now' Deployment Regs and forever and got her 'ittle feelings hurt and had to go to the big boss.

Posted by Cesare 2018-05-13 10:42|| 2018-05-13 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Presumably the fellows didn't want to use the local talent. They must be racists.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-05-13 11:22|| 2018-05-13 11:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Presumably the fellows didn't want to use the local talent. They must be racists.

In the current political environment, using the local talent would be colonial exploitation. The political correctness re sexual activity in the military has been at insane levels for a while now. Gotta wonder if the pendulum will ever swing back.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-05-13 15:48|| 2018-05-13 15:48|| Front Page Top

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