Vice Admiral's death ruled suicide

Navy probe rules vice admiral’s death a suicide

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz
June 11, 2019

The three-star admiral found dead in his home last year in Bahrain took his own life, according to a copy of the service’s preliminary inquiry into his death.

Vice Adm. Scott A. Stearney, then the commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, was found dead in his Bahrain home in December. (Marine Corps)

The body of Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, the 58-year-old commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, was found on the afternoon of Dec. 1 in his residence in Janabiya, according to the three-page preliminary inquiry obtained by Navy Times.

The heavily redacted document cites a Naval Criminal Investigative Service probe and concludes that a “timeline of events and witness statements” revealed “his intent to commit suicide.”

“No information uncovered during the subsequent NCIS investigation, including multiple interviews and forensic analysis of VADM Stearney’s electronic devices, contradicted this finding.”

The inquiry determined that Stearney’s death occurred in the line of duty and was not due to his own misconduct.
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Vice Admiral Scott Stearney passed away

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Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, who oversaw U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, was found dead Saturday in his residence in Bahrain, officials said. Defense officials told CBS News they are calling it an "apparent suicide." CBS News

Navy admiral Scott Stearney found dead in Bahrain, no foul play suspected

NBC News
By Courtney Kube and Phil Helsel
Dec. 1, 2018

Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, speaks on the 1MC shipboard intercom to welcome the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham to Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 24, 2018.Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan / USS Jason Dunham (DDG109)

The Navy admiral in charge of the military branch’s operations in the Middle East was found dead in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said.

Vice Admiral Scott Stearney was found dead in his residence in Bahrain Saturday and no foul play is suspected, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said in a statement. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Ministry of Interior are cooperating on the investigation.

Stearney took over as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the Combined Maritime Forces in May, where he commanded more than 20,000 U.S. and coalition sailors, Marines, Coastguardsmen, and civilians. Stearney served 36 years in the Navy.
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Sailor on leave from Bahrain dies in N.C.

Sailor on leave from Bahrain dies in N.C.
Stars and Stripes
Published: December 18, 2012

NAPLES, Italy — A 29-year-old sailor from North Carolina has died of non-combat related injuries while home on leave, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Lt. Leonard Robinson was serving in an administrative role at the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Bahrain when he returned to North Carolina to visit family, said Rebecca Perron, spokeswoman from Navy Medicine East public affairs.
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Bahrain live Nativity rescheduled for Christmas Eve

Bahrain live Nativity rescheduled for Christmas Eve
By CRISTINA SILVA
Stars and Stripes
Published: December 14, 2012

Servicemembers in Bahrain will have a live Nativity scene after all.

The performance has been rescheduled for Christmas Eve after an atheist group complained that the original event to be held during the base tree-lighting ceremony amounted to command sponsorship of a Christian holiday and threatened the safety of servicemembers in the Muslim-majority country.

“The Nativity scene being held on ... Dec. 24 will be very similar to the originally scheduled program,” said base spokeswoman Jennifer Stride.

Stride would not explain why the initial Nativity performance was canceled. read more here
Bahrain Navy Base Christmas plans scuttled after atheist group complains

Bahrain Navy Base Christmas plans scuttled after atheist group complains

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Bahrain live nativity rescheduled for Christmas Eve

Live nativity scene at Bahrain base scuttled after atheist group complains
By CRISTINA SILVA
Stars and Stripes
Published: December 13, 2012

NAPLES, Italy — A live Nativity scene planned at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain was dropped from a holiday program after an atheist group complained that it amounted to command sponsorship of a Christian event and could put servicemembers in the Muslim-majority country at risk.

The live nativity was initially scheduled for Dec. 6 during an annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony hosted by Naval Support Activity Bahrain. The celebration also advertised appearances from “Mr. and Mrs. Claus and Camel,” according to a promotional flyer.

The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers wrote a complaint to the Inspector General responsible for Navy installations, asking that the event be investigated because it promoted “Christianity as the official religion of the base.”

“This violates the Constitution and the mandates of the command to support all belief while privileging none,” the group wrote, according to a post on its website.

The event also could foster misconceptions about the U.S. military’s religious agenda in a Muslim country, the group argued.
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Houston sailor died after falling off balcony in Bahrain

Houston sailor falls off balcony in Bahrain, dies
Sunday, May 13, 2012

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A U.S. Navy sailor from Houston died as a result of a non-combat incident in Bahrain, officials announced Sunday.

According to the Department of Defense, 35-year-old Petty Officer Second Class Jorge Luis Velasquez was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Manama, Bahrain, when he died.
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Navy identifies petty officer found dead at her home in Bahrain

Navy identifies petty officer found dead at her home in Bahrain
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, April 22, 2008



The Navy on Monday identified the female sailor found dead in her home in Bahrain as Petty Officer 1st Class Cherie Morton.

Morton, 40, and a 15-year Navy veteran, was assigned as a command career counselor for Commander, Navy Region Southwest Asia, said Millie Slamin, a spokeswoman for Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

Morton, who lived off base, was found in her home near the Navy base at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Slamin said.

Slamin declined to provide details surrounding Morton’s death but ruled out terrorism. “There is no terrorism that is connected with this case,” she said.

Nor would she say whether officials suspect foul play, but she added: “The case is under investigation, but no one here feels in any way threatened.”

Reports that Morton died of a gunshot wound are erroneous “as there was no gun involved in her death,” Slamin wrote in a press release.
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