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Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thing
The former CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, fired for his efforts to help his sailors, regrets nothing: "I did it out of love for my crew."
Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired aircraft carrier captain
The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The Theodore Roosevelt episode was no isolated incident, but a portent of worse to come
Unfortunately, this astonishing episode was no isolated incident, but rather another disturbing manifestation of the current administration’s drive to politicize the military.
By Andrew Milburn
Navy launching investigation into COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt
The carrier has not left the pier since arriving in Guam on March 27.
By Jon Simkins
‘Regardless of the impact to my career’ — Crozier’s email revealed, Navy won’t rule out reinstatement
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday is expected to make a decision regarding Crozier's future this week.
By Jon Simkins
Navy IDs sailor who died from COVID-19 complications
The chief petty officer was moved to the intensive care unit on April 9 after being found unresponsive by other quarantined sailors.
By Jon Simkins
SECDEF: Majority of Roosevelt sailors with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
"What’s disconcerting is a majority of those, 350 plus, are asymptomatic."
By Diana Stancy
COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt sparked by flight crews, officials believe
The first eight sailors to test positive did so over the course of March 24 and 25, more than two weeks — a period in excess of the virus’ incubation periods
By Jon Simkins
2 US sailors on French carrier test positive for COVID-19
The sailors have been removed from the ship and “are receiving excellent host nation medical care at French facilities.”
By Jon Simkins
Navy should evacuate, quarantine crews from all ships, former SECNAV says
Mabus said that the Navy should follow the suggestions of recently-fired commanding officer, Capt. Brett Crozier.
By Diana Stancy
4 more Theodore Roosevelt sailors with COVID-19 moved to hospital, 1 in ICU
The surge in hospitalizations comes one day after the first Roosevelt sailor died due to complications related to COVID-19.
By Jon Simkins