US destroyer commander fired and replaced by female captain for photo with upside-down sight (5 photos)

The top brass decided that such a military man could not be trusted to command a destroyer with guided missiles.





A funny story happened in the USA. In April 2024, a photo of Cameron Yaste appeared on a banned social network, in which he was aiming a rifle with a telescopic sight installed backwards. The military man - the captain of the destroyer - was photographed on board this very vessel USS John S. McCain.



There was a fair amount of fuss on social media and in the press, and the photo was deleted to be on the safe side. But, as usual, a bad feeling remained, and last week Yaste was fired.





"The commander of the USS John S. McCain was relieved of duty on August 30 due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided missile destroyer," media reports say.

The Navy press service reminds us that "we hold our leaders to the highest standards and hold them accountable when those standards are not met," -



Cameron Yaste

It is known that Yaste was assigned to the destroyer's commanding officer in October 2023, and is now temporarily transferred to the Naval Surface Group Northwest. In his place, Captain Allison Christie, deputy commander of Destroyer Squadron 21, which is part of the USS Abraham carrier strike group, has been appointed as the destroyer's commanding officer. Lincoln.



Captain Allison Christie

The destroyer itself is currently in the Gulf of Oman.