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New, Raunchy Capt. Owen Honors Clip Released [VIDEO]

By Steven HofferJan 5th 2011 – 3:18PM

How many more episodes are there? The Navy Times has released additional footage of Capt. Owen Honors and the cast of "XO Movie Night," the crude amateur movies produced aboard the USS Enterprise. Like the first wave of "XO Movie Night" clips obtained by the The Virginian-Pilot newspaper, the newly released footage...

Ron Franklin Fired, Capt. Owen Honors Relieved of Duty: Has America Become Too PC?

By Yelena ShusterJan 4th 2011 – 8:00PM

Looks like sensitivity training should top everyone's list of resolutions for 2011. Three separate news events in the span of just a few days have some people questioning whether political correctness is running amok, or a much-needed societal corrective is under way. Ron Franklin, the veteran ESPN College football...

Exclusive: Tailhook Victim Speaks Out on Capt. Owen Honors Scandal

By David KnowlesJan 4th 2011 – 6:38PM
Mackenzie Stroh, Getty Images

Mackenzie Stroh, Getty Images

Paula Puopolo, the whistle-blower who exposed the Tailhook scandal that shook the Navy hierarchy to its core, says it's "disappointing" that Capt. Owen Honors was promoted despite his proclivity for broadcasting raunchy videos. "Stupidity, apparently, still runs rampant in Navy leadership," Puopolo said today in an...

Navy Capt. Owen Honors Loses Command Over Lewd Videos

By Lisa FlamJan 4th 2011 – 2:50PM
The Virginian-Pilot / AP

The Virginian-Pilot / AP

The Navy said today it has permanently removed Capt. Owen Honors from command of the USS Enterprise because of his role in a series of raunchy videos shown to the crew several years ago. Honors showed "extremely poor judgment" in producing and starring in the crude comedy videos, Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S....

Opinion: Navy Wilts Under Pressure by Firing Capt. Honors

By J.D. GordonJan 4th 2011 – 7:25AM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

Now that the Navy has fired the Commanding Officer of the USS Enterprise, Capt. Owen Honors, for his raunchy videos shown years ago on board the aircraft carrier while serving as the ship's second-in-command, it is safe to say Navy leadership simply caved into political pressure rather than standing up for one of its top...

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Background on owen honors

Owen Paul Honors, Jr., (born ca. 1961) is a United States Navy captain who served as commanding officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before being controversially relieved of his command due to videos he had made and shown aboard the same vessel while he was serving as executive officer.

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