Pearl Harbor submarine commander removed from duty
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COURTESY U.S. NAVY
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a six-month deployment to the western Pacific in 2013.
Capt. Michael Majewski on Tuesday relieved Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager of his command of the USS Charlotte.
An investigation into the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine based at Pearl Harbor revealed leadership and command climate problems, which caused Majewski to lose confidence in Lautenslager’s ability to perform as commanding officer, according to a news release today from the Commander Submarine Force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Cmdr. Christopher Hedrick, deputy commander of CSS-7, has assumed command of the Charlotte until a permanent replacement is named.
The USS Charlotte has been based in Hawaii since 1995.
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