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\tThe Navy admiral fired last fall as the No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces was given a letter of reprimand Monday and ordered to forfeit $4,000 in pay but will be allowed to remain on duty as a Navy staff officer, the Navy said.<\/p>\n
\tIn a brief statement, the Navy said a superior officer determined that Rear Adm. Timothy Giardina’s involvement in a casino gambling case violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice on two counts of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.<\/p>\n
\tThe first count involved Giardina lying to an investigator and the second related to his failure to surrender – and his subsequent use of – counterfeit poker chips that he claimed he had found at the casino, the Navy said.<\/p>\n
\tGiardina accepted the so-called non-judicial punishment from Adm. Bill Gortney rather than exercising his option to challenge it by requesting a court martial.<\/p>\n
\tThe casino matter was investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which was unable to determine with certainty how Giardina came into possession of the phony chips.<\/p>\n
\tHe is the second senior officer with responsibility for nuclear weapons to be fired in recent months; the other was Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, who was commander of the land-based nuclear missile corps when he was relieved of duty last October after an alcohol-fueled episode in Russia last July.
\n\tIn April, the Air Force announced that Carey would retire June 1 at the rank of brigadier general.<\/p>\n
\tTogether the Giardina and Carey firings stirred questions about the quality of the military’s nuclear leadership, particularly in the case of the Air Force, which also has suffered a series of missteps in training, security and inspections.<\/p>\n
\tIn November, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed concern about nuclear leadership lapses, and in January he ordered a broad review of nuclear forces.<\/p>\n
\tA Navy spokeswoman, Capt. Dawn Cutler, said the Navy is satisfied that Giardina has been held accountable.<\/p>\n
\t‘The Navy remains committed to holding all personnel, regardless of rank, to the highest standards,’ she said after Giardina’s punishment was announced.
\n\tThe Giardina matter originated as a local law enforcement probe in Iowa in June 2013. He was suspended from his duties on Sept. 3, although that action was not made public until weeks later.
\n\tOn Oct. 9 he was relieved of duty – a move that is exceedingly rare in the history of U.S. nuclear weapons command.
\n\tWhen he was removed from his three-star position at Strategic Command, Giardina was given a staff officer’s job in Washington and reverted to two-star rank.<\/p>\n
\tWhen he requests retirement, the Navy will conduct a formal review of his career record to determine whether he should be allowed to retire at his current rank or as a one-star admiral.<\/p>\n
\tGiardina did not immediately respond to an email request for comment Monday.<\/p>\n
\tHe is a career submarine officer and a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.<\/p>\n
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