Richard C. Macke

Richard C. Macke

Richard C. Macke was an United States Navy Admiral and commander of United States Pacific Command from July 19, 1994 until January 31 1996. He was fired from that post in November 1995, hours after making insensitive comments to reporters about the case of U.S. sailors and a Marine accused of kidnapping, beating and raping a 12-year-old Japanese girl. He said "I think it was absolutely stupid. I have said several times: for the price they paid to rent the car [used in the crime] , they could have had a girl [prostitute] ". [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp961016/10160391.htm] . Macke retired from the Navy April 1, 1996 as a two-star admiral, two stars lower than the rank he previously held. Later that year, he was censured by the Navy for matters related to an affair he had before his retirement with an unidentified female Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.

Macke was also responsible for arranging for the presence of civilians on board the USS "Greeneville" in during its 2001 collision with the "Ehime Maru", a Japanese boat carrying high school students. As a result of a request by Macke, a civilian was at the helm of the submarine when the accident occurred. Fact|date=March 2007Nine Japanese civilians aboard the "Ehime Maru" were killed in the incident.

Macke refused to testify at the court of inquiry of Cmdr. Scott Waddle, the commander of the USS "Greeneville" at the time of the accident.

Macke commanded the USS "Dwight D. Eisenhower" from July 6, 1984 through October 18, 1986.

After his Navy career, Adm. Macke has served as a vice president of Wheat International Communications Corporation [http://www.teleseawireless.net/mediakit/macke.shtml] .

External links

* [http://www.teleseawireless.net/mediakit/macke.shtml TeleSea wireless: personal profile]
* http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr1995/m042595_m102-95.html
* [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960316/03160349.htm "The Virginian-Pilot": Admiral who was forced to quit is hired by international firm] (March 16, 1996)


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