The report singled out shortcomings by the submarine force's mental health program, which diagnosed Romero with “phase of life problems.” Romero met with a licensed provider at the program's Pearl Harbor clinic once.Ī forensic psychiatrist who reviewed Romero's case for the investigation said Romero showed signs of an undiagnosed mental disorder. Romero was assigned to the USS Columbia submarine, which was in dry dock at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard at the time of the Dec.
29, 2020, its investigation into a shooting at Pearl Harbor last December was unable to determine what caused a submarine sailor to kill two civilian workers before fatally shooting himself. Esper then fired Spencer after learning that the Navy secretary had engaged in private negotiations with the White House that would have allowed a review of Gallagher to proceed.Pearl Harbor shooting probe finds mental health care flaws Over the weekend, Trump gave Defense Secretary Mark Esper a direct order to allow Gallagher to retire without losing his SEAL status. Three other SEAL officers who oversaw Gallagher during the Iraq deployment also were notified they were being reviewed. 19 notified Gallagher that he would be undergoing a peer-review process to determine whether he was still suitable to be a SEAL. Trump this month directed the Navy to restore Gallagher to his previous rank as he issued pardons to two Army soldiers.
Shortly after the trial, Trump got involved again by ordering the Navy to withdraw commendations that prosecutors received for their work. Shortly after that, the president directed Navy Secretary Richard Spencer to release Gallagher from the brig in San Diego, where he was being held pending trial.
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