5 Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com

In this June 18, 2017, file photo, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, Commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks during a press conference, with damaged USS Fitzgerald as background at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Military.com | By Sean Mclain Brown

Published August 29, 2017

Here are the five most talked about stories this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of reader responses.

Navy Dismisses 7th Fleet Commander After Warship Accidents

Former Intel Chief, Air Force General Doubts Trump's 'Fitness' as CIC

Confederate Names at Naval Academy Could Face Rough Seas

Not What I Signed Up For: Why This Fighter Pilot is Running for Office

Transgender Troops Call Ban a Step Backward for Civil Rights

-- Sean Mclain Brown can be reached at sean.brown@military.com. Follow him on Twitter at @seanmclainbrown.

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Sean Mclain Brown

Sean Mclain Brown worked as a journalist for the Pasadena Star News and other newspapers as a contributor. After, he worked in broadcast radio where he earned awards for his writing from the National Association of Broadcasting. He now covers veteran and military hero stories, veteran jobs and business, and Military.com's fitness channel. His writing has appeared in more than 50 publications including: The San Francisco Chronicle, The Pasadena Star News, Sierra Madre News, San Francisco Magazine, Indiana Review, and others. He is a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Gulf War as a plane captain on the AV8B Harrier. Read Full Bio

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