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		</div><h5><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>NCIS investigate death of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney after the commander of the vitally strategic 5th Fleet &#8216;took his own life&#8217;</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Vice Adm Stearney, 58, was found dead in his home in Bahrain on Saturday</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Authorities treating death as apparent suicide, said that &#8216;no foul play&#8217; is suspected</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>In May, Stearney was named commander of the Fifth Fleet, which oversees some of the most strategic waterways in the world</strong></span></h5>
<h5><strong><span style="color: #000000;">He had more than 20,000 sailors US and allied sailors under his command </span></strong></h5>
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<strong>Authorities have said that &#8216;no foul play&#8217; is suspected in the death of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, [photo], meaning the death of the Fifth Fleet commander was apparently a suicide</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The United States Navy’s Criminal Investigative Service [NCIS], is investigating an apparent suicide by a three-star admiral who was in charge of the Fifth Fleet.<br />
Vice Admiral Scott Stearney was found dead in his home in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy’s chief of operations, Admiral John Richardson, said in a statement.<br />
NCIS is conducting the investigation together with the Bahraini Ministry of Interior, according to Richardson.<br />
&#8216;This is devastating news for the Stearney family, for the team at Fifth Fleet and for the entire Navy,&#8217; Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, said in a video <a class="css-1g7m0tk" title="" href="https://twitter.com/CNORichardson/status/1068971081803931649" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> statement</a>.<br />
&#8216;Scott Stearney was a decorated Naval warrior. He was a devoted husband and father, and he was a good friend to all,&#8217; the statement said.</p>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-302221" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Vice-Admiral-Scott-Stearney-3.jpg" alt="Vice Admiral Scott Stearney 3.JPG" width="677" height="440" />Vice Admiral Scott Stearney,</strong> <strong>is seen above aboard the USS Jason Dunham, a guided-missile destroyer, in Manama, Bahrain in October</strong></h6>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, was found dead in his home in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy’s chief of operations, Admiral John Richardson, announced in a statement.<br />
&#8216;The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Ministry of the Interior are cooperating on the investigation, but at this time no foul play is suspected,&#8217; said Richardson.</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Stearney, 58, was the most senior officer who oversaw American naval operations in a critical part of the world that includes the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Upper Indian Ocean.<br />
Much of the world’s oil is exported through these sea lanes that span 2.5 million square miles, which are protected by the United States military, making it particularly sensitive.<br />
Since taking up the post in May of this year, Stearney had under his command more than 20,000 sailors from the U.S. and and allied maritime forces.</p>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><img class="alignnone wp-image-302220" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Vice-Admiral-Scott-Stearney-2.jpg" alt="Vice Admiral Scott Stearney 2.JPG" width="916" height="594" /><strong>Vice Adm Stearney was the most senior officer who oversaw American naval operations in a critical part of the world &#8211; encompassing the the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Upper Indian Ocean</strong></h6>
<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">Stearney was a native of Chicago, Illinois. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame before enlisting in the Navy in 1982</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">‘I’m certain that it’s rattled the men and women on his staff and the sailors in the Fifth Fleet,’ retired Rear Admiral John Kirby, who was a State Department spokesperson, told <a class="class" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBDnm4_iHY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CNN</a>.<br />
But, he added: ‘It won’t have an impact on their mission.’<br />
Kirby said the Navy is sending a three-star admiral to serve as interim commander of the fleet.<br />
That officer has been identified as Vice Admiral James Malloy, a deputy chief of naval operations, according to <a class="class" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/politics/navy-admiral-scott-stearney.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The New York Times</a>.</p>
<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-302222" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Vice-Admiral-Scott-Stearney-4.jpg" alt="Vice Admiral Scott Stearney 4" width="2048" height="1551" />Adm. Stearney flew the FA-18 Hornet amassing more than 4,500 mishap free flight hours and more than 1,000 carrier-arrested landings. He also served in Kabul, Afghanistan as chief of a joint task force.</strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Before Vice Admiral Malloy takes up the interim post, Rear Admiral Paul J. Schlise, the deputy commander of the Fifth Fleet, will temporarily assume the reins.<br />
Stearney was a native of Chicago, Illinois. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame before enlisting in the Navy in 1982.<br />
He then became a fighter pilot, graduating from Navy Fighter Weapons School, which is more commonly known as TOP GUN.<br />
Stearney also earned a degree from the National Defense University.<br />
During his career, Stearney flew the FA-18 Hornet. He also served in Kabul, Afghanistan as chief of a joint task force.<br />
During his career, he amassed more than 4,500 mishap free flight hours and more than 1,000 carrier-arrested landings, according to the Navy.</p>
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Fifth Fleet found dead in his home in Bahrain on Saturday, NCIS investigating, but Navy say commander of the vitally strategic fleet ‘took his own life’
