Post by ferryfast admin on Feb 15, 2006 22:52:46 GMT -5
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
BIW's top Navy officer relieved of duty
By DENNIS HOEY, Staff Writer
Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.
The top Navy officer in Bath who oversees destroyer construction at Bath Iron Works has been permanently relieved of his duties following an official inquiry.
Capt. Michael Stanton, who served as the Navy's supervisor of shipbuilding at BIW, has been replaced because of a "loss of confidence" by his boss, Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, the Navy said in a written statement.
Linda Roberts, a spokeswoman for the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., which oversees the supervisor of shipbuilding, declined to elaborate Tuesday on the reasons for Stanton's dismissal.
"The results of our investigation indicated a poor command climate," said Roberts, who refused to offer more specifics about the nature of the inquiry.
Last month, the Navy announced that Stanton had been placed on paid administrative leave while officials conducted an inquiry of an unspecified nature.
The supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repairs, known locally as SupShip, works out of offices at 574 Washington St. The complex is across the street from the main shipyard.
Stanton, who assumed command of SupShip on Aug. 5, 2004, is responsible for overseeing construction of the multi- million-dollar guided missile destroyers that are built by BIW. He also supervises about 184 military and civilian employees who work at SupShip offices in Bath and Brunswick.
The Navy announced this week that a civilian, Steve Jacunski, the deputy supervisor of shipbuilding in Bath, will temporarily assume Stanton's duties until a permanent replacement can be found. Jacunski has worked at SupShip since 1978, said Diane Cormier, a management assistant at SupShip.
Stanton will be reassigned, Roberts said.
Jim DeMartini, spokesman for BIW, said the Navy's action will have little impact on daily activities at the Kennebec River shipyard.
"We need to work with SupShip day in and day out, regardless of who the commanding officer will be," DeMartini said. "We will continue to do that. It will be business as usual."
BIW's top Navy officer relieved of duty
By DENNIS HOEY, Staff Writer
Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.
The top Navy officer in Bath who oversees destroyer construction at Bath Iron Works has been permanently relieved of his duties following an official inquiry.
Capt. Michael Stanton, who served as the Navy's supervisor of shipbuilding at BIW, has been replaced because of a "loss of confidence" by his boss, Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, the Navy said in a written statement.
Linda Roberts, a spokeswoman for the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., which oversees the supervisor of shipbuilding, declined to elaborate Tuesday on the reasons for Stanton's dismissal.
"The results of our investigation indicated a poor command climate," said Roberts, who refused to offer more specifics about the nature of the inquiry.
Last month, the Navy announced that Stanton had been placed on paid administrative leave while officials conducted an inquiry of an unspecified nature.
The supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repairs, known locally as SupShip, works out of offices at 574 Washington St. The complex is across the street from the main shipyard.
Stanton, who assumed command of SupShip on Aug. 5, 2004, is responsible for overseeing construction of the multi- million-dollar guided missile destroyers that are built by BIW. He also supervises about 184 military and civilian employees who work at SupShip offices in Bath and Brunswick.
The Navy announced this week that a civilian, Steve Jacunski, the deputy supervisor of shipbuilding in Bath, will temporarily assume Stanton's duties until a permanent replacement can be found. Jacunski has worked at SupShip since 1978, said Diane Cormier, a management assistant at SupShip.
Stanton will be reassigned, Roberts said.
Jim DeMartini, spokesman for BIW, said the Navy's action will have little impact on daily activities at the Kennebec River shipyard.
"We need to work with SupShip day in and day out, regardless of who the commanding officer will be," DeMartini said. "We will continue to do that. It will be business as usual."