Following a string of legal debacles, the comprehensive reviews are expected to address how attorneys are trained, developed and used throughout their military careers.
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees implicated in high-profile scandals to face punishment, to include sailors involved in the Navy’s “Fat Leonard” scandal and retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer.
While a secret report offered new insight into the problems plaguing the Fitz before the warship's 2017 collision, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said much of it overlapped with what service leaders already released.