Capt. Nate Schneider, commander of the Navy's aviation maintenance training center at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was relieved Tuesday, April 28, 2020, for loss of confidence in his ability to command. (U.S. NAVY)

Capt. Nate Schneider, commander of the Navy's aviation maintenance training center at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was relieved Tuesday, April 28, 2020, for loss of confidence in his ability to command. (U.S. NAVY)

A Marine adjusts the fuel control rack assembly on an engine training aid during a class at Naval Air Technical Training Center at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in 2017. (Bruce Cummins/U.S. Navy)

The commander of the Navy’s aviation maintenance training center at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was relieved Tuesday for loss of confidence in his ability to command, the Navy said in a statement.

Capt. Nate Schneider was relieved from the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training and has been temporarily assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola headquarters, a Navy spokesman said in an emailed response to a query by Stars and Stripes.

Officials from the Naval Education and Training Command completed an investigation into allegations about Schneider, Cmdr. James Stockman said in the response. Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, who heads the training command, relieved Schneider.

“Based on this investigation, he was relieved due to loss of confidence,” Stockman said, adding that the Navy would not comment on the investigation’s details.

“Command leaders are held to a high standard,” he said. “Their positions require the utmost in responsibility, reliability and leadership, and the Navy holds them accountable in cases where they fall short of those standards.”

Schneider has been temporarily assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola headquarters, and Capt. Bryant Hepstall, the aviation center’s executive officer, will assume command.

The aviation center is responsible for educating and training enlisted personnel and officers in aviation maintenance.

Schneider first served as the aviation center’s executive officer before taking command in November 2018, according to his Navy biography.

He enlisted in the Navy in 1981 and was later commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He served at sea on a host of ships in the field of aviation maintenance, including four different aircraft carriers.

He has earned numerous personal awards, including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal five times and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal times.

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