Hornet CO punished over video

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Hornet CO punished over video
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 13, 2008 13:26:31 EST

NORFOLK, Va. — The commander of an F/A-18 Hornet squadron underway on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt has been punished after three of his junior officers were involved in secretly shooting footage of an unsuspecting female officer that was “edited to appear sexually suggestive” for a shipboard variety show in late November, according to Navy sources.

Cmdr. Daniel Buckon, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 31, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., went to mast before the strike group’s commander, Rear Adm. Frank Pandolfe, days after the incident and received a career-damaging punitive letter of reprimand. A source — who was not authorized to speak on the matter — provided Navy Times the information on the proceedings but not the name of the commanding officer. Several sources verified that the CO is Buckon.

In addition, the three unnamed junior officers from VFA-31 received non-punitive letters of reprimand, according to a Nov. 30 “situation report.” A version of the SitRep, with the name of the ship and other unit information removed, was first posted by popular Navy blogger “CDR Salamander” on Dec. 11. Navy Times later obtained an original version of the message.

Lt. Sean Robertson, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon, said a female officer was videotaped on the ship in a “public setting without her knowledge” and then the footage was “edited to appear sexually suggestive.”

According to the SitRep, on the evening of Nov. 28, the ship, which is in the Gulf of Oman, conducted an event called the “foc’s’le follies,” which typically includes humorous skits and videos.


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