A Navy investigation substantiated sexual harassment, maltreatment and hostile work environment allegations against Cmdr. Phillip Lundberg, the former XO of LCS Omaha (LCS 12), but it also found that the ship’s one-time commanding officer, Cmdr. Richard Zamberlan, failed to rein in his XO. While both officers were investigated in connection to their time commanding the training ship, they were actually commanding the LCS Montgomery (LCS 8) as part of a hull swap when the Navy announced their firing on Dec. 30. (Source: Navy Times 04/19/22) Gulf Coast Note: USS Omaha and USS Montgomery are Independence-class LCS built by Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala. The ship was assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. How an executive officer’s misconduct — and a commander who failed to correct him — got them both fired (navytimes.com)
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