Whimpey is the first commanding officer or commodore relieved in the 2026 calendar year. While no longer commodore, the Navy reservist has been reassigned to a staff role at NCG-1.

The head of the First Naval Construction Regiment was removed from his post on Friday, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command announced. Capt. Douglas Whimpey was relieved of his role as commodore of the ...

The U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Douglas Whimpey of his command on January 23, citing a loss of confidence in his leadership.

A senior Navy official removed from her post by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year is running for Congress. Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, ...

Capt. Douglas B. Whimpey during a change of command ceremony on Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California, on Sept. 23, 2023. (U.S. Navy) The Navy announced on Friday that it fired the ...

The Navy has relieved the commodore of the First Naval Construction Regiment of his duties, the service said Friday. Capt. Douglas Whimpey, a Navy reservist, was relieved “due to loss of confidence in ...