The Navy fires the commander of the USS Wyoming submarine
The Navy relieved the crew chief of the USS Wyoming Blue on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Submarine Group 10 Commander Adm. Bob Wirth reportedly said in a Navy statement that the service had relieved the commander. Robert Moreno due to losing confidence in his ability to lead the Blue Crew, one of the submarine’s two distinguished crews.
“Naval command officers are held to high standards of personal and professional conduct,” the statement read, according to USNI News. “They are expected to maintain the highest standards of responsibility, reliability and leadership, and the Navy holds them accountable when they fail to meet those standards.”
The Hill has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.
The USS Wyoming, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, entered service in July 1996 and is being transferred to Kings Bay, Georgia, according to its website. The Navy statement reportedly said that the ship was undergoing maintenance.
According to USNI News, Moreno assumed command of the Blue Submarine Crew in May 2024 and was temporarily transferred to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in southeast Georgia. Moreno was commissioned as an officer in December 2005, and has since served aboard the aircraft carriers USS Pennsylvania, USS Dallas, and USS North Carolina.
The statement said Capt. David Burke would take temporary charge of the crew in Moreno’s place, the Navy Times reported.
Last month, the Navy relieved the commander of the blue crew of the destroyer USS Santa Barbara, also citing a loss of confidence. The submarine is deployed to the 5th Fleet’s area of operations in the Middle East.
