Hill is commanding officer of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is undergoing scheduled maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, following a nine-month deployment that ended last July. The moves come in the wake of last week's collision between the Truman and a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt near the entrance to the Suez Canal.

Capt. Dave Snowden, commander of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, was relieved of duty Thursday due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command. The Truman was involved in a collision Feb.

The commanding officer of the USS Harry S. Truman was relieved of duty Thursday due to “loss in confidence in his ability to command” following a collision with another ship Feb. 12. Capt. Dave Snowden had been leading the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier’s crew since December 2023.