Rear Adm. Bone is replaced by Zukunft
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 08/07/2008 03:21:42 PM PDT


ALAMEDA, Calif.—The Coast Guard officer assigned to oversee the federal response to a San Francisco Bay oil spill caused by a ship collision has retired.
Rear Adm. Craig E. Bone is stepping down after a 31-year Coast Guard career. Bone cited personal reasons for his decision.

In mid-November, the head of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, tapped Bone to assume responsibility for the cleanup following the Cosco Busan disaster. The Coast Guard was unsatisfied with the performance of Capt. William Uberti, who retired a short time later.

Bone is being replaced as the head of the Coast Guard's District 11 by Rear Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, most recently assigned to Hawaii. The district includes all the coastal and offshore waters of California, as well as waterways in Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

Tony,
Please remove my name, email and profile from Mil.com.

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Originally posted by militia1:
The thread was ordered to be removed by Mil.com.

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CHGuns-

You might want to visit USMilnet.com. Nothing gets censored there and big brother is not always looking over your shoulder.

Tony-

I know it's not your call. Darn shame mil.com is developing such a censorship role on their part though.

Well, it was pointed out that RADM Bone received the Distinguished Service Medal when he left.

Not something you get if you're leaving on bad terms.

There's more to this that we, as Mods, are not going to get into on an open forum. The RADM retired for "personal reasons".

Leave it at that.

CHGuns, if you want to leave, that's your decision, but we, as Mil.com, are not going to leave ourselves open to a libel and slander lawsuit because of a rumor.

And if that is "censorship" to you, so be it.

'nuff said.

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Well, it was pointed out that RADM Bone received the Distinguished Service Medal when he left.

Not something you get if you're leaving on bad terms.

There's more to this that we, as Mods, are not going to get into on an open forum. The RADM retired for "personal reasons".

Jerry, yes that is strange.... but as with many awards these days really pretty meaningless when you are on your way out the door.

I got my information from someone at HQ. I have no reason to doubt it. This person has always given me correct info. I would consider several things a "personal reason"...I will let you guess what they may be... I suspect we will see more about this in the near future...

Wray...

Wray:

If you want to continue this thread about the RADM, then site your HQ source.

If not, then keep this thread on track regarding the CAPT and Coke, or you threaten to have this thread locked.

Well, it's merely an accusation at this point, with respect to the Captain, but here's a theoretical question for open discussion:

What are your thoughts about members of a command who take members of the crew on liberty to a "local's only" beach party where "everyone was smoking pot" and hang out for a while?

Assuming the benefit of doubt - that no one inhaled, what are the possible effects?

Jerry,

Just for the sake of discussion and education, explain something to me. Why does military.com care what a guy who has been retired for many years have to say? Wray is no longer in the Coast Guard, no longer relevant with regard to policy, doctrine or anything active Coast Guard related outside of rumor and innuendo. I don't mean that in a disrespectful way, I just don't understand why military.com would care? Would military.com have done the same thing if the person was a retired Army or Air Force E9?

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Originally posted by ropegoat:
Well, it's merely an accusation at this point, with respect to the Captain, but here's a theoretical question for open discussion:

What are your thoughts about members of a command who take members of the crew on liberty to a "local's only" beach party where "everyone was smoking pot" and hang out for a while?

Assuming the benefit of doubt - that no one inhaled, what are the possible effects?

Sounds like some are still living in the 70's, can you dig it?

If a member of the CG was found with or observed to have been useing a controlled substance, than you have a duty to report it.

If you were at a local beach party and everyone else was doing it, and you were not on duty, you have no issue. Its not your business, but either way, I would probably avoid trying to out your command with your first post ever on a discussion forum.

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militia--

ropegoat never mentioned anything in his post about whether that was his command or not he was referring to. It could have been rumored around or something. That was an assumption on your part.

I'll answer ropegoat after I see his profile..

Wray..

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Originally posted by coastie0002:
militia--

ropegoat never mentioned anything in his post about whether that was his command or not he was referring to. It could have been rumored around or something. That was an assumption on your part.

Does it really matter if its his command or not? Or does it make it ok that its someone elses command?

And whats with these folks who use there first post to write something controversial, and then you never hear from them again? Its about the 5th time thats happened. Freakin trolls.

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The question is only hypothetical. I just wanted to see where the magority rule was on this topic. It's not an accusation, or an attempt to out anyone.

Wray- I didn't think that you would reply. Not everyone here refuses to talk to strangers though.

It's not a situation that I would put myself into, but according to militia1 it should be fine.

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Was Captain Michael Sullivan ever one of your mentors when you were in the CG?

He was, and still is, one of mine. He was one of the finest CG Officers that I have ever had the priviledge to serve with. He was my Commanding Officer on the CGC Morgenthau from 2004-2006. Awesome CO, great family man, and one of my mentors.

Anyone see the Coastie in NC that just got sentenced to 3 years. Not sure why, but his name sounds familiar to me.

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T:
It's probably the last name. JOE Ruggiero was the guy who was with DC3 Bruckenthal when he was killed. Not sure if JEFF is any relation.

He wasn't in NC. He was stationed in Charleston, SC but convicted in NH and picked up on a warrant.

CAPT Sullivan was the finest officer I've served with. We all are in no place to judge. Our outcry shouldn't be toward the Captain--it should be toward PACAREA and their insane policies surrounding press releases. They claim they sent it to stop rumors. Now a superior 27-year veteran with distinguished service is tried and convicted before he even sets foot into the court martial.

We ALL have the right to judge. We ALL have the right to our opinions, and we ALL have the right to interpret press releases how we see fit.

Now, having said that, the accusation is what it is, and no one on this board created it; however, if the accusation is true whether you are a Captain, an Admiral, a Master Chief or a Seaman, it should have been handled with discretion. We should have never heard about it, and the fact that we did indicates a lack of integrity among certain members of the officer corps who were made aware of the allegations or who brought charges forward. What ever happened to the long, blue line? I envied its protectionism among classmates, even when it went too far. Someone betrayed the Captain, and whoever it was is a RAT. All this should have been is a one sentence dialog by a superior, which goes thus:

"You are a knucklehead, and it's time for you to go."

I'm not saying that what the Captain did was right or wrong. I don't know what happened other than what is stated in the press release. But I do know that even if the man is guilty as sin none of us should have ever heard about it. Who among his peers violated the trust inherent between classmates?

Using cocaine is felonious but certainly doesn't rise to the level of much more serious crimes.

If you want to attack someone's judgment, since that appears to be what is on trial in this case, it should have and should always be done in private.

I believe an element of game theory came to play. Someone defected.