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The incident did not result in any injuries.
Cmdr. Kenji Igawa was relieved “due to loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said.
The Navy policy is to announce when a commanding officer is relieved, but not when other members of the command triad are removed.
The carrier conducted extensive, integrated operations with the Japanese, South Korean and Australian navies.
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