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Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan: “The White House Military Office coordinated directly with the 7th Fleet. And the White House Military Office gave a directive that the USS John McCain should be hidden from view. The directive was not carried out....
2/“...All ships remained in normal configuration during the visit. The USS John McCain was not moved. It remained in its original assigned berth. The name of the USS John McCain was not obscured....
3/“... A paint barge was moved the day prior to the POTUS visit to support ongoing maintenance. This is routine for ships undergoing maintenance while afloat. However, the paint barge did not obscure the view of the ship during the visit....
4/“... A white tarp was placed over the stern on the days preceding the visit, but this was for hull preservation and not to obscure the name of the ship, so the tarp was removed prior to the POTUS visit....
5/“...The crew of the USS John McCain was not singled out for exclusion from the event or given liberty specifically to keep the sailors out of view of the visit. Sailors of the USS John McCain and USS Stethem were on 96-hour Memorial Day Weekend liberty unrelated to the visit...
6/“... Sailors assigned to the USS John McCain were not directed to remove their caps. All participating commands were directed to wear 8-pt cover head gear traditional for this kind of ceremony....
7/“... And then lastly my executive office received no correspondence on this subject prior to the visit.”
Shanahan went on to take questions and he said he spoke with @cindymccain.
Shanahan went on to take questions and he said he spoke with @cindymccain.
