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Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada in uniform, with the American flag behind her, in an official Navy portrait.

Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada has been relieved of her duties as the commanding officer of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group, Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Navy)

The commanding officer of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk in Virginia was relieved of her duties last week due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command.

Cmdr. Sarah M. Quemada was relieved of her duties Thursday by Rear Adm. Brian A. Harding, commander of Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, according to a Navy news release.

Quemada enlisted in the Navy in 2005 and was commissioned as an ensign in 2007 after completing Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., according to her Navy bio.

The Naval Information Warfare Training Center prepares Navy personnel to conduct information warfare operations. Naval Information Warfare Training Group Norfolk is a subordinate command of the NIWTC.

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