 Moosally was scheduled to testify on December 11 before the United States Senate Armed Services Committee ( SASC ) , which was investigating the Navy 's findings about the explosion . The weekend before his appearance in front of the committee , Moosally prepared his remarks at his home in Oakton , Virginia . Rumors were spreading throughout the top ranks of the Navy that Moosally was angry about Milligan 's investigation and was contemplating attacking the Navy 's findings before the SASC . In response , several Navy admirals , including Bud Flanagan and Ted Gordon , at that time the Navy 's Deputy Judge Advocate General , visited Moosally at his home during the weekend to encourage Moosally to support the Navy 's position regarding the cause of the explosion in his senate testimony . Said Gordon of his visit , " I went over to Moosally 's home the night before his testimony to tell him to cool it , to watch it . I told him I thought he would still make admiral , no matter what had happened to the Iowa . " 
