Action signals end of closely-watched war crimes probe
Navy trident review boards for three of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher’s senior officers are canceled, the service announced Wednesday, ending a long-running war crimes probe that started with accusations against Gallagher and resulted in the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday.
“Given the unique circumstances of these three remaining cases, I have determined that any failures in conduct, performance, judgment or professionalism exhibited by these officers be addressed through other administrative measures as appropriate, such as letters of instruction or performance observations on their officer fitness reports,” Modly said.
Gallagher and three of his senior officers — Lt. Jacob Portier, Lt. Thomas MacNeil and Lt. Cmdr. Robert Breisch — were set to undergo review boards for their alleged actions during and after the deployment. Of the three officers, only Portier was charged with any crimes, but those charges were dropped after Gallagher’s acquittal.
Trump tweeted last Thursday that Gallagher would keep his trident, but Navy leaders were slow to acknowledge the tweet as an order. On Saturday, reports emerged that Spencer and the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, Adm. Collin Green, had threatened to resign if the boards were not allowed to go forward. Both leaders denied the reports.
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