Guantanamo Bay Commander Fired

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Ring, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Commander, pauses while speaking during a roundtable discussion with the media, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on April 17, 2019. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

The prison commander at Guantanamo Bay has been fired, U.S. Southern Command announced.

Rear Adm. John Ring, commander of Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, was relieved on April 27, officials said in a press release on April 28.