Dave Snowden was “relieved” of his job at the helm of the USS Harry S. Truman and temporarily reassigned following the wild Feb. 12 crash in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the military ...

Capt. Dave Snowden, who took command of the nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman in December 2023, was relieved of command Thursday, according to a Navy release.

Snowden will be replaced by Capt. Christopher Hill, the commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in an interim capacity, the Navy said.

Capt. Dave Snowden, seen here in the hangar bay aboard the USS-Harry S. Truman in December 2023, renders honors while passing through sideboys during a change of command ceremony for the vessel.

The Navy said it decided to relieve Captain Dave Snowden as commanding officer of the Truman due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command." The Truman is now undergoing repairs in Greece.

Capt. Dave Snowden was “relieved” of his job at the helm of the USS Harry S. Truman and temporarily reassigned following the wild Feb. 12 crash in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the ...

Capt. Dave Snowden, seen here in the hangar bay aboard the USS-Harry S. Truman in December 2023, renders honors while passing through sideboys during a change of command ceremony for the vessel.

Capt. Dave Snowden, seen here in the hangar bay aboard the USS-Harry S. Truman in December 2023, renders honors while passing through sideboys during a change of command ceremony for the vessel.