<p>현재 정비중인 USS 웨스트 버지니아함의 함장인 조지프 새머 대령이 정비 문제에 따른 조사결과 loss of confidence를 이유로 해임됐네요. 대체 뭔 일이 있었던 건지.. </p><p> </p><p>**해군, 전략원잠 USS 웨스트버지니아 함장 보직 해임** <br><br>헤더 몽길리오 <br>2026년 8월 3일 오후 4시 19분 <br><br>2014년 2월 7일 항해 중인 오하이오급 전략핵잠수함 USS 웨스트버지니아(SSBN-736). (미 해군 사진) <br><br>미 해군은 토요일, USS 웨스트버지니아(SSBN-736) 블루 크루의 함장인 조지프 새머 대령(Cmdr. Joseph Sammur)을 신뢰 상실(loss of confidence)을 이유로 지난주 보직 해임했다고 발표했다. <br><br>2025년 8월 14일 조지아주 킹스베이 해군잠수함기지에서 열린 지휘권 이양식에서 오하이오급 전략핵잠수함 USS 웨스트버지니아(SSBN-736) 블루 크루의 지휘권을 제임스 케퍼 4세 대령(Cmdr. James Kepper IV)으로부터 인계받는 조지프 새머 대령. (미 해군 사진) <br><br>잠수함전력사령부(Submarine Forces) 공보 담당자는 월요일 USNI 뉴스에, 새머 함장의 해임은 정비 문제에 대한 조사 결과에 따른 것이라고 밝혔다. 해군이 토요일 발표한 보도자료에 따르면 웨스트버지니아함은 현재 정비를 위해 항구에 정박 중이다. <br><br>잠수함전대 제20전대(Submarine Squadron 20) 훈련담당 부전대장인 루크 켈빙턴 대령(Cmdr. Luke Kelvington)이 임시로 웨스트버지니아함 블루 크루의 지휘를 맡았다. <br><br>새머 대령은 2025년 8월 14일 함장으로 취임해 약 1년간 지휘해 왔으며, 현재는 잠수함전단 제10전단(Submarine Group 10)으로 임시 전보됐다. <br><br>함장 취임 전에는 해군 원자로국(Naval Reactors Division)과 해군 리더십 및 윤리센터(Naval Leadership and Ethics Center)에서 교육을 받았으며, 미 전략사령부(U.S. Strategic Command)에서도 근무했다. <br><br>웨스트버지니아함 이전에 마지막으로 근무했던 잠수함은 USS 헨리 M. 잭슨(SSBN-730) 블루 크루였으며, 2020년 2월 28일부터 2022년 8월 3일까지 복무했다. <br><br>헤더 몽길리오 <br><br>헤더 몽길리오는 USNI 뉴스의 기자다. 과학저널리즘 석사 학위를 보유하고 있으며, 지역 법원, 범죄, 보건, 군사 문제와 미 해군사관학교를 취재해 왔다. <br><br>이메일: [hmongilio@usni.org](mailto:hmongilio@usni.org) <br><br>시그널: Hmongilio.52 <br><br>X(구 트위터): @hmongilio</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://news.usni.org/2026/08/03/navy-relieves-commander-of-sub-uss-west-virginia" target="_top" class="ke-link">Navy Relieves Commander of Sub USS West Virginia - USNI News</a></p><div class="figure-open" contenteditable="false" data-ke-type="opengraph" data-ke-align="alignCenter" data-og-type="website" data-og-title="Navy Relieves Commander of Sub USS West Virginia - USNI News" data-og-description="Cmdr. 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Joseph Sammur was relieved as the commanding officer of USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) (Blue Crew) last week due to a loss of confidence, the Navy announced Saturday. Sammur’s relief follows an investigation into a maintenance issue, a Submarine Forc</p><p class="og-host">news.usni.org</p></div></a></div><p> </p><p>Navy Relieves Commander of Sub USS West Virginia</p><p><a style="color: #9a000a;" href="https://news.usni.org/author/hmongilio" target="_top" class="ke-link">Heather Mongilio</a></p><p>August 3, 2026 4:19 PM</p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/a55475b689024285f056f67a2907af63e76054bb" class="txc-image" width="2100" height="1500" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/a55475b689024285f056f67a2907af63e76054bb" data-origin-width="1280" data-origin-height="914"></div><p>Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) on Feb. 7, 2014. US Navy photo</p><p>Cmdr. Joseph Sammur was relieved as the commanding officer of USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) (Blue Crew) last week due to a loss of confidence, the Navy announced Saturday.</p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/11774638f36557f4eec69115af157600577bff85" class="txc-image" width="320" height="182" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/11774638f36557f4eec69115af157600577bff85" data-origin-width="320" data-origin-height="182"></div><p>Cmdr. James Kepper IV relinquish command of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) (BLUE) to Cmdr. Joseph Sammur during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 14, 2025, aboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. US Navy photo</p><p>Sammur’s relief follows an investigation into a maintenance issue, a Submarine Forces Public Affairs spokesperson told USNI News on Monday. West Virginia is currently in port for maintenance, according to the Navy’s Saturday news release.</p><p>Cmdr. Luke Kelvington, Submarine Squadron 20 deputy for training, has temporarily assumed command of West Virginia’s Blue Crew.</p><p>Sammur, who assumed command nearly a year ago on Aug. 14, 2025, has been temporarily reassigned to Submarine Group 10.</p><p>Prior to assuming command, Sammur was a student with the Naval Reactors Division and Naval Leadership and Ethics Center. He also served at U.S. Strategic Command.</p><p>His last submarine before West Virginia was USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) (Blue Crew) from Feb. 28, 2020 to Aug. 3, 2022.</p><p> </p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/1e69b398075f12f96a91f2f152866dcf6db3a1ca" class="txc-image" width="120" height="150" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/SO0/1e69b398075f12f96a91f2f152866dcf6db3a1ca" data-origin-width="120" data-origin-height="150"></div><p><a style="color: #ffffff;" href="https://news.usni.org/author/hmongilio" target="_top" class="ke-link">Heather Mongilio</a></p><p>Heather Mongilio is a reporter with USNI News. She has a master’s degree in science journalism and has covered local courts, crime, health, military affairs and the Naval Academy.<br>Email: <a style="color: #ffffff;" href="mailto:hmongilio@usni.org" target="_top" class="ke-link">hmongilio@usni.org</a><br>Signal: Hmongilio.52</p>
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DePuy later explained to an interviewer that his experience in World War II had informed him of the importance of good leadership in war as he had "fought in Normandy with three battalion commanders who should have been relieved in peacetime." He firmly believed that command was a privilege to be earned, not a right.[10]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._DePuy#Vietnam_War
DePuy later explained to an interviewer that his experience in World War II had informed him of the importance of good leadership in war as he had "fought in Normandy with three battalion commanders who should have been relieved in peacetime." He firmly believed that command was a privilege to be earned, not a right.[10]
작전중도 아니고 정비중에 보직해임된 건 처음 보는 것 같습니다. 뭔가 심각한 딜레이가 생기거나 한 건지 뭔지.