美国海军南达科他号潜艇三名主官10月14日被解职11月12日引国会质询:史密斯与考特尼致信海军称未获通报,据报与舵部轻微搁浅有关

美国康涅狄格州格罗顿消息,美国海军弗吉尼亚级攻击潜艇南达科他号(SSN 790)的三名主官已于 10 月 14 日被解职一事,11 月 12 日引来国会质询。据美国海军学会新闻报道,该艇艇长、副艇长与艇上最高军士长三人被解职,据国会议员的说法与一起搁浅事件有关。
众议员乔·考特尼与亚当·史密斯 11 月 12 日公布了写给代理海军部长洪曹与海军作战部长达里尔·考德尔上将的信。两人在信中说,海军部未能把这些事件通报国会是不可接受的,并说议员们是从记者就解职一事的置评请求中得知的;近一个月后,众议院军事委员会仍未收到解职或其背后事件的任何通报。
被解职的艇长是丹尼尔·古德温中校,他于 2026 年 6 月在康涅狄格州新伦敦海军潜艇基地的换岗仪式上接任南达科他号艇长。副艇长为杰奎琳·佩尼切特少校,艇上最高军士长为乔恩·诺加伊高级首席信息系统技术军士长(潜艇)。康涅狄格州新伦敦《日报》最先确认艇长被解职的消息,考特尼与史密斯在信中说,解职据称源于一起搁浅事件。一名知情人士对美国海军学会新闻说,这次三人解职源于该艇舵部的一次轻微搁浅。
两名议员在信中说,海军通常会把海上事件、事故与指挥三人组解职通报国会;海军的不透明留下了许多未决问题,包括事件对南达科他号结构健康的影响、对艇员福祉的影响,以及该事件是否暴露了训练与标准程序上的系统性问题。截至信件公布,海军仍未向议员说明三人组被解职的原因。
The Command Triad of USS South Dakota Was Relieved on October 14 and Drew Congressional Questions on November 12: Smith and Courtney Wrote to the Navy That They Were Never Notified, and the Relief Reportedly Followed a Soft Grounding of the Rudder
GROTON, Connecticut, United States — The relief on October 14 of the three leaders of the Virginia class attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN 790) drew congressional questions on November 12. According to USNI News, the submarine's commanding officer, executive officer and chief of the boat were relieved from command, with the relief allegedly attributed to a grounding incident, according to a member of Congress.
Representatives Joe Courtney and Adam Smith released a letter on November 12 to Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle. The letter said the Department of the Navy's failure to communicate these incidents to Congress was unacceptable, and that lawmakers learned of the relief from a reporter's request for comment on the dismissal. Nearly one month later, no notifications of the firings or the underlying incident had been made to the House Armed Services Committee.
The commanding officer relieved was Commander Daniel Goodwin, who assumed command of South Dakota in June 2026 at a change of command ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The executive officer was Lieutenant Commander Jacqueline Penichet and the chief of the boat was Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (Submarines) Jon Nogaj. The Day newspaper in New London, Connecticut, first confirmed the commanding officer's dismissal. A source familiar with the matter told USNI News the triad removal followed a soft grounding of the submarine's rudder.
The lawmakers wrote that the Navy typically informs Congress of at sea incidents, accidents and dismissals of command triads, and that the Navy's lack of transparency left outstanding questions about the impact of the events on the structural health of South Dakota, the well being of the crew, and whether the incident laid bare any systemic issues with training to standard procedures that must be addressed. As of the letter's release, the Navy still had not informed lawmakers as to the reason for the triad's removal.
来源:美国海军学会
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图片来源:图:南达科他号潜艇(SSN 790)2019年1月在康涅狄格州格罗顿外海航行(资料图,本稿所涉潜艇)。美国海军摄,维基共享资源,公共领域。 / Photo: USS South Dakota (SSN 790) underway off Groton, Connecticut, in January 2019 (file photo, the submarine in this report). U.S. Navy photo, Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
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