The commander of a destroyer helping protect the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East was relieved of duty about months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward.

The Navy said that Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John McCain, was removed on Friday by Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike ...

The USS John S. McCain, under repair at a dry dock, is seen after a rededication ceremony for at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, Thursday, July 12, 2018. Credit: AP/Eugene Hoshiko ...

Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John S. McCain, was removed on Friday “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer,” according to ...

The commander of the USS John S. McCain was recently relieved of duty. Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives pier side at Changi Naval Base, Republic of Singapore in 2017.

Navy commander of USS John S. McCain relieved of duty due to loss of confidence. The image, posted to social media, brought the Navy plenty of ridicule, including from the Marine Corps.

Navy commander of USS John S. McCain relieved of duty due to loss of confidence. The image, posted to social media, brought the Navy plenty of ridicule, including from the Marine Corps.

Navy commander of USS John S. McCain relieved of duty due to loss of confidence. The image, posted to social media, brought the Navy plenty of ridicule, including from the Marine Corps.

Navy commander of USS John S. McCain relieved of duty due to loss of confidence. The image, posted to social media, brought the Navy plenty of ridicule, including from the Marine Corps.

Navy commander of USS John S. McCain relieved of duty due to loss of confidence. The image, posted to social media, brought the Navy plenty of ridicule, including from the Marine Corps.