{"id":38039,"date":"2020-07-08T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/08\/navy-fires-eod-command-master-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:37:28","slug":"navy-fires-eod-command-master-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/08\/navy-fires-eod-command-master-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy fires EOD command master chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command master chief of the Guam-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EODMU5\/photos\" target=_blank>Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5<\/a> was fired in May, Navy officials confirmed this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relief of Master Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposalman Michael Knudsen on May 21 was not announced by Big Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before last year, the Navy would regularly announce firings of command triad members, but for reasons that remain unknown, that policy has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While reliefs of commanding officers are still announced, the service no longer publicizes firings of executive officers or command master chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reader alerted Navy Times to Knudsen\u2019s firing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/11\/14\/mystery-relief-of-carriers-command-master-chief-revealed\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CHIEF-V.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mystery relief of carrier\u2019s command master chief revealed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Command Master Chief Andrew Victor Frederick was canned two months ago, officials said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cXOs and CMCs play important leadership roles but they do not share the responsibility\/authority of command with the commanding officer and so they are not held to the same standard,\u201d Navy spokesman Cmdr. 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