USS Fitzgerald junior officer enters no plea in arraignment for court-martial

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WASHINGTON — Lt. Natalie Combs did not enter a plea Monday at her arraignment for a general court-martial on charges stemming from the deadly collision involving the USS Fitzgerald Navy destroyer last year.

As the ship’s tactical action officer, she is charged with negligent dereliction of duty resulting in death and negligent hazarding of a vessel regarding the June 17, 2017, collision of the Fitzgerald and a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. Seven sailors were killed. https://www.stripes.com/news/uss-fitzgerald-junior-officer-enters-no-plea-in-arraignment-for-court-martial-1.539086