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"When Cmdr. John Pinckney took command of the destroyer Halsey on May 18, 2006, in San Diego, he assumed the lead of a state-of-the-art American warship yet to make its maiden deployment and, with it, a crew crackling with energy.
Under its previous commander, the Halsey set a record for getting a ship certified to deploy, doing so within 200 days of commissioning. The plank-owners began training while still in the shipyard, and within months of arriving in home port, it was surge-ready.
But after Pinckney showed up, there were problems.
In nearly two hours of interviews with Navy Times the week of Oct. 21, Pinckney tried to explain what went wrong with his command and how that ended an otherwise remarkable career, one that took him from seaman to commander of one of the world’s most modern warships.
Ex-Halsey CO fires back - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times
Under its previous commander, the Halsey set a record for getting a ship certified to deploy, doing so within 200 days of commissioning. The plank-owners began training while still in the shipyard, and within months of arriving in home port, it was surge-ready.
But after Pinckney showed up, there were problems.
In nearly two hours of interviews with Navy Times the week of Oct. 21, Pinckney tried to explain what went wrong with his command and how that ended an otherwise remarkable career, one that took him from seaman to commander of one of the world’s most modern warships.
Ex-Halsey CO fires back - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times
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