The U.S. Navy has relieved the commodore of First Naval Construction Regiment (1 NCR) due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command, the service stated.
Capt. Douglas Whimpey, a Navy reservist, was relieved on 23 January 2026 by Capt. Angel Santiago, commander of Naval Construction Group One (NCG-1), which is headquartered in Port Hueneme, California.
The Navy did not provide further detail on the circumstances surrounding the decision, but said Navy leaders are expected to uphold high standards of responsibility, reliability, and leadership, and are held accountable when they fall short.
First Naval Construction Regiment is part of the Navy’s expeditionary construction force, providing command and control of Seabee units responsible for military engineering, expeditionary construction, and combat support tasks. The regiment is based at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme and operates under the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.
According to publicly available U.S. Navy information, the regiment supports the readiness and deployment of Naval Mobile Construction Battalions and other construction units, including in disaster recovery and humanitarian operations. The U.S. Navy stated there has been no impact to ongoing operations.
Capt. Steven Sherman has assumed duties as the incoming commodore of 1 NCR. Whimpey assumed command of the regiment in February 2023 and has been temporarily reassigned to the staff at NCG-1.
So its a Wimpey home
Refused to pledge undying loyalty to the orange shit gibbon?
Or he could have just been shite, or banging his secretary?
I like Wimpey! Not many left now.
Was going to ask what is role was, then saw Seabees. Knew exactly then, having watched John Wayne in the black and white movie as a child.
A rather large organisation, that probably has no equivalent in any other Armed Forces around the World, except perhaps China, which will not have had any combat experience.
US navy fires commanding officer.. because they have not fired one for at least 4 weeks.