The group contacted the inspector general again in January with additional allegations of Harley flouting Navy rules and norms. He called the AP report "responsible and balanced."Ī small group of longtime college employees filed an anonymous complaint about Harley in April 2018 with the Navy's office of the inspector general. Richardson said he received reports from investigators around the same time the AP article was published. Richardson told the AP that though the investigation into Harley isn't yet complete, he felt he had enough information to warrant removing Harley this week. The AP reported Harley was under investigation for allegedly spending excessively, abusing his hiring authority and otherwise behaving inappropriately, including keeping a margarita machine in his office. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, were involved in picking Chatfield.
"She is the embodiment of the type of warrior-scholar we need now to lead this storied institution as it educates our next generation of leaders," Spencer said in the statement.īoth Spencer and Adm. She assumed command in Guam, of Joint Region Marianas, in January 2017. Shortly afterward, he released the announcement about the school's new leadership.Ĭhatfield served as commander of a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan in 2008 and as an assistant professor of political science at the United States Air Force Academy from 2001 to 2004. Spencer challenged them to be innovative and act with urgency. About 550 students crossed the stage, and about 1,000 students graduated from the distance learning program.
Spencer was at the post-graduate institution in Newport, Rhode Island, on Friday for graduation. Jeffrey Harley was removed as the college's president Monday after The Associated Press reported he was under investigation and more than a year after the initial complaint was filed.
Shoshana Chatfield will be the new president, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said in a statement released after the school's graduation ceremony, calling her a "historic choice." Naval War College, the Navy announced Friday, days after removing the college president who came under investigation over questionable behavior. (AP) - A helicopter pilot who heads a military command in Guam will be the first female leader of the U.S.
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