The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Reserve Middle Shreveport, Louisiana, on Friday, making him the second commanding officer the service has relieved this month.
Lt. Cmdr. Adam Sandifer was relieved of his duties by Rear Adm. Michael Steffen, commander of Navy Reserve Forces Command, on account of “a lack of confidence in his capacity to command,” the service mentioned in a quick launch.
“The Navy maintains the best requirements for commanding officers and holds them accountable when these requirements will not be met,” the service mentioned.
Whereas Sandifer is famous as holding the rank of lieutenant commander within the Navy launch, an Aug. 19 publish on the NRC Shreveport Fb web page describes a lieutenant commander Sandifer as selling to commander.
The Navy launch didn’t present further particulars on Sandifer’s dismissal. The service makes use of the “lack of confidence” assertion as a blanket time period when relieving commanding officers.
Sandifer’s dismissal comes lower than three weeks after the Navy relieved one other commanding officer of a reserve heart. On Dec. 3, the Navy relieved Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Bourque because the commanding officer of Navy Reserve Middle Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Sandifer, who assumed command of NRC Shreveport in March 2024, has been briefly reassigned to Navy Personnel Command, the Navy mentioned.
Lt. Cmdr. John Perez has briefly assumed management of NRC Shreveport.
Beth Sullivan is an editor for Army Occasions. Beforehand, she labored as a workers reporter for The Every day Memphian and as an assistant editor at The Austin Chronicle.
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