INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the
case.Vice admiral Scott Stearney, who began his post as commander of US Naval Forces Central Command -- including the US Fifth Fleet -- and
Combined Maritime Forces in May, was found dead at his residence in the Gulf country."This is devastating news for the Stearney family, for
the team at Fifth Fleet and for the entire Navy
Scott Stearney was a decorated naval warrior," Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, said in a statement."At this time no foul
play is suspected."He said the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Interior Ministry were cooperating on the
investigation.The Fifth Fleet's deputy commander, Rear Admiral Paul Schlise, assumed command in the wake of Stearney's death.The Chicago
native entered the US Navy in 1982 after graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in economics
He later obtained a master's degree from the National Defense University and.He served in several strike fighter squadrons flying the FA-18
Hornet and served in Kabul, Afghanistan, as chief of staff of Joint Task Force 435 and later Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435.In
the US, Stearney served in various roles, including as instructor and readiness officer at Navy Fighter Weapons School, according to his
He also held various senior posts, including as director of operations at US Central Command.(Except for the headline, this story has not
been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
