The U.S. Navy has dismissed the commander of the 7th Fleet, which is based in Japan. A series of Navy ship accidents raised concerns about Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin's ability to command operations in the Pacific. Aucoin took command of the 7th Fleet in September 2015 and was expected to retire in a few weeks. A statement from the Navy said Rear Admiral Phillip Sawyer will replace Aucoin. Sawyer, who had already been named as Aucoin’s successor, will take command immediately. There have been four Navy accidents in the Pacific since late January, including two collisions that left sailors dead and missing. Admiral Scott Swift is the commander of the US Pacific Fleet. “While each of these four incidents is unique, they cannot be viewed in isolation,” Swift said earlier. Most recently, on Monday the Navy ship USS John S. McCain collided with a ship carrying oil near Singapore. The crash injured five sailors and left ten others missing.
Title: US Navy Commander Dismissed After Accidents in the Pacific
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/navy_commander.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Navy Commander Dismissed After Accidents in the Pacific' data-article-id='2579'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8583'>The U.S. Navy has dismissed the commander of the 7th Fleet, which is based in Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='8583' data-end-time='21604'>A series of Navy ship accidents raised concerns about Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin's ability to command operations in the Pacific.</span> <span data-start-time='21604' data-end-time='32146'>Aucoin took command of the 7th Fleet in September 2015 and was expected to retire in a few weeks.</span> <span data-start-time='32146' data-end-time='39750'>A statement from the Navy said Rear Admiral Phillip Sawyer will replace Aucoin.</span> <span data-start-time='39750' data-end-time='47458'>Sawyer, who had already been named as Aucoin’s successor, will take command immediately.</span> <span data-start-time='47458' data-end-time='58667'>There have been four Navy accidents in the Pacific since late January, including two collisions that left sailors dead and missing.</span> <span data-start-time='58667' data-end-time='64083'>Admiral Scott Swift is the commander of the US Pacific Fleet.</span> <span data-start-time='64083' data-end-time='73083'>“While each of these four incidents is unique, they cannot be viewed in isolation,” Swift said earlier.</span> <span data-start-time='73083' data-end-time='84500'>Most recently, on Monday the Navy ship USS John S. McCain collided with a ship carrying oil near Singapore.</span> <span data-start-time='84500' data-end-time='89854'>The crash injured five sailors and left ten others missing.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/navy_commander.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9241 data-hint-location='64083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/what_does_isolation_mean.m4a'>What does isolation mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='apart from others'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/combined_events.m4a'><span>combined events</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/apart_from_others.m4a'><span>apart from others</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/swift_incident.m4a'><span>swift incident</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/unique.m4a'><span>unique</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9242 data-hint-location='47458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/how_many_navy_accidents_have_there_been_this_year.m4a'>How many Navy accidents have there been this year?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='4'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/4.m4a'><span>4</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/3.m4a'><span>3</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/2.m4a'><span>2</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/1.m4a'><span>1</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9243 data-hint-location='58667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/admiral_swift_is_the__blank__of_the_pacific_fleet.m4a'>Admiral Swift is the <span class='blank'>commander</span> of the Pacific Fleet.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='commander'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/commander.m4a'><span>commander</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/operator.m4a'><span>operator</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/successor.m4a'><span>successor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2061/general.m4a'><span>general</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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