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Agence France-Presse

The US Navy said on Friday it had removed three senior officers deployed in Japan for “personal misconduct”, after one was reportedly found wandering the base drunk and naked.
The navy did not disclose the details of the February 12 incident, but the Navy Times reported that Lieutenant Commander Jason Gabbard was relieved of duty after “being discovered in the woods wearing only his boots”.
He was “found intoxicated and walking naked in the woods on Camp Shields” in Okinawa prefecture, the newspaper said.
Commander James Cho and Command Master Chief Jason Holden were sacked for their handling of the incident, the newspaper added.
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The three have been temporarily assigned to the construction group in California, the navy said.
“Trust is the foundation for everything we do as military professionals, and we expect our service members to conduct themselves with the integrity and character to justify that trust,” the navy said in a statement.
“When there are any indications that those values are not being followed, we conduct appropriate investigations and take action as necessary.”
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Okinawa hosts the bulk of some 47,000 US troops based in Japan, and their presence has been a source of friction with some local residents.
The prefecture was the site of a major second world war battle that was followed by a 27-year US occupation of the island, and it would serve as a launch pad for any American military activity in Asia.
Earlier this month, the US Navy said it was investigating drug use by sailors at the Yokosuka base, southwest of Japan.


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The US Navy said on Friday it had removed three senior officers deployed in Japan for “personal misconduct”, after one was reportedly found wandering the base drunk and naked. Photo: Reuters

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All have been temporarily assigned to the California construction group, with the armed force declaring that ‘trust is the foundation for everything we do’


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Senior US Navy officials in Japan fired after one was found drunk, naked and wandering in the woods

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}All have been temporarily assigned to the California construction group, with the armed force declaring that ‘trust is the foundation for everything we do’

All have been temporarily assigned to the California construction group, with the armed force declaring that ‘trust is the foundation for everything we do’