The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday the removal of the commander of the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Captain John Nettleton, over an alleged illicit love affair. The navy cited loss of confidence on Nettleton who has supervised the station since June 29, 2012.

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Investigation discovered proof that the captain was in an improper relationship with a civilian woman. The woman's husband was found dead in the early part of January, Reuters reports.

While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed the relief of Nettleton, he didn't provide further information because a probe is still ongoing.

The dead husband, Christopher Tur, was a civilian employee at the Navy Exchange inside the base. Coast Guard staff found his corpse on January 11 in the waters at Guantanamo Bay's western side. A day before, the wife reported that Christopher was missing. The cause of Tur's death remains unclear.

Following Nettleton's removal, he will be reassigned to a staff post at the Navy Region Southeast in Jackson, Florida, while the chief of staff of that naval region, Captain Gray Scott was sent to Guantanamo. There he will take over Nettleton's position, which has responsibility over base logistics and has nothing to do with the prison for al Qaeda detainees. That prison is managed by a joint task force.

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