BREAKING: US Navy Rear Adm. John Ring, the commander at Guantanamo, has been relieved of duty “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” a Pentagon press release says.
MORE: US Army Brig. Gen. John Hussey has been designated acting commander, according to the release. Hussey was currently serving as the deputy commander.
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28 Apr 2019
Military.com | By Hope Hodge Seck
The commander of the joint task force that operates the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired, U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday.
Rear Adm. John Ring, commander of Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, was relieved Saturday by SOUTHCOM commander Adm. Craig Faller due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command, officials said in a release. Army Brig. Gen. John Hussey, deputy commander of JTF-GTMO, is now serving as acting commander.
“This change in leadership will not interrupt the safe, humane, legal care and custody provided to the detainee population at GTMO,” officials said in a statement.
A spokesman for SOUTHCOM told Military.com that Ring has been temporarily assigned duties at the command’s Miami headquarters pending forthcoming permanent reassignment. He would not comment on the reasons for Ring’s relief or any additional actions that might be taken.
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