The commanding officer of USS Whirlwind (PC 11) based at Naval Support Activity, Mina Salman, Bahrain, was relieved of her duties today by Commander, Patrol Squadron (PCRON) ONE, Cmdr. Jake Douglas. Lt. Cmdr. Bethany Busch was relieved of her duties by Douglas due to loss of confidence in her ability to command after a command investigation into inappropriate behavior. Lt. Cmdr. Scott Whitworth, PCRON ONE operations officer, has temporarily assumed command until the prospective commanding officer arrives next month. Busch assumed command of USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in July 2014 and has been reassigned to Commander, Task Force FIVE SIX located in Bahrain. USS Whirlwind (PC 11) is a patrol coastal ship whose primary mission is coastal patrol and interdiction. Patrol Coastal Ships have been employed jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard to help protect our nation's coastline, ports and waterways from terrorist attack; in addition, the ships have been forward deployed to the Gulf region in support of the war on terrorism.

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