Vice admiral fired over false testimony

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‘CNO lost confidence’
Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem led Navy staff


Vice admiral fired over false testimony
By David Brown - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Mar 25, 2008 5:44:58 EDT

The three-star director of the Navy staff was fired last Friday for providing “false and misleading information” during a Defense Department inspector general investigation, the Navy’s top spokesman confirmed Monday.

Vice Adm. John “Boomer” Stufflebeem was relieved by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead due to the testimony Stufflebeem gave during the investigation, said Rear Adm. Frank Thorp, the Navy’s chief of information.

“As a result, the CNO lost confidence in Admiral Stufflebeem’s judgment and his continuing ability to lead in the office of the CNO,” Thorp said.

Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Harvey, who has already been confirmed to succeed Stufflebeem as director of Navy staff, assumed that role effective Monday. He will continue to serve as CNP until his designated replacement, Rear Adm. Mark Ferguson, comes aboard. Stufflebeem had not yet been nominated for a new position prior to Roughead’s actions.

The DoD IG investigation began after officials received an anonymous letter earlier this year accusing Stufflebeem of having an inappropriate relationship while serving as President George H.W. Bush’s military aide in 1990. Thorp was careful to point out that Stufflebeem was relieved directly due to the misleading testimony, not because of the allegations in the letter.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/navy_stufflebeem_032408w/

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1. Boomer Stufflebeem?

Is he a Muppet?