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January 5, 2011

Navy Captain Relieved from Duty over Explicit Videos 
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The U.S. Navy has permanently removed Captain Owen Honors as commander
of the USS Enterprise aircraft after newly disclosed videos showed the
officer making homophobic slurs, yelling expletives and displaying other
lewd behavior. Meanwhile, the Navy Times has published two new videos
produced by Honors, including one in which he interviews a member of the
carrier strike group admiral's staff. The newspaper reports the video
casts doubt on Honors' repeated claims that shipboard and strike group
leadership had no idea the videos were being produced and broadcast.



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