The U.S. Navy announced that Cameron Yaste, commander of the destroyer USS John McCain, was relieved of his duties on Friday.
Yaste was serving as commander of a naval destroyer that helped protect the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while it was stationed in the Middle East.
THE PHOTO HE SHARED GOES VIRAL
The announcement came four months after a photo went viral showing a US commander firing a gun with a reverse scope.
THOSE WHO NOTICED THE DETAIL MADE FUN OF IT
The mistake in the photo shared on Instagram did not go unnoticed and became the subject of ridicule on social media.
US NAVY REMOVED
The U.S. Navy confirmed in a written statement Friday that Yaste, the commander of the USS John S. McCain, has been relieved of his duties, citing “reduced confidence in his ability to command a guided missile destroyer.”