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- Swift is among several flag officers to be removed or announce an early retirement following deadly accidents involving Navy vessels USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald in the Pacific Fleet in 2017. Admiral Swift was relieved by Admiral John C. Aquilino and officially retired from the Navy on May 17, 2018.
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Sep 26, 2017 · Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Photo: U.S. Navy. He said he submitted the retirement request now to provide the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and other Defense Department leaders with time to select a successor.
On September 25, 2017, Swift announced that he would retire after he was notified by then- Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, that Swift would not be nominated to take over leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the inter-branch theater command for the Pacific region.
Sep 26, 2017 · U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift said he plans to retire after being passed over for promotion to the chief of all military forces in the region in the wake of two deadly...
By Admiral Scott Swift, U.S. Navy (Retired) Admiral Swift commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 2015 to 2018. In 2023, he served as a senior mentor for the Navy’s Large Scale Exercise and the global war game at the Naval War College.
Feb 6, 2018 · Paying homage to the flag officers who taught him how to structure forces so that they can execute missions strategically — retired Adm. Robert F. Willard and U.S. Army Forces Command Gen. James...
Sep 26, 2017 · TOKYO (REUTERS) - US Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift said he plans to retire after being passed over for promotion to the chief of all military forces in the region in the wake of...
May 17, 2018 · Swift announced in September that he would retire after learning he would not be nominated to lead U.S. Pacific Command in the wake of two deadly collisions last summer involving the USS ...
