The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor when it added an unusual twist to its transit — a quarantine-and-isolation drill. The practice was part of a new protocol built on lessons from a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier soon to be sidelined with sickness. “That … actually […]
Navy Says More Than 1,150 Roosevelt Sailors Have Tested Positive for Virus; Probe Is Launched Into Outbreak…
More than a fourth of the 4,000 crewmembers assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Navy’s latest update Thursday. After more than a month of isolating sailors, sanitizing the ship and testing every crew member, there are 1,102 active cases of coronavirus among Roosevelt sailors, […]
Reinstate Capt. Crozier to USS Roosevelt, Navy Tells Esper…
Senior Navy officials have recommended to Defense Secretary Mark Esper that Capt. Brett Crozier, the commander who was fired after warning that the crew of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt was in danger, be restored to command of the aircraft carrier. “Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday has presented recommendations to the Acting Secretary […]
U.S. Sailor on USS Roosevelt Dies from Wuhan Coronavirus Complications…
A U.S. sailor who was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Navy hospital in Guam after contracting the coronavirus has died, Navy officials said Monday. The sailor, who was admitted into the ICU at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam on April 9, is the first active-duty service member to die from COVID-19. […]
Coronavirus Infections Continue to Spread Among Crew of USS Roosevelt…
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly Resigns – Defense Secretary Esper Appoints Replacement…
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly (pictured left) submitted his resignation Tuesday morning; and shortly thereafter Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he accepted the resignation, consulted with President Trump, and nominated Under Secretary of the Army James McPherson to be his replacement. Secretary Modly resigned after making poorly-timed remarks to the crew of the […]
Navy Secretary Apologizes for Calling Carrier Captain “Too Stupid” As 230 Sailors Now Infected…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Commanding Officer Fired Over Plea for Resources That Went Public…
Twenty-four hours after the Navy’s top leaders said they need commanding officers to be candid about problems, the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier who pleaded for help has been relieved of command. Capt. Brett Crozier, who commanded the carrier Theodore Roosevelt, was removed from his job after a letter he wrote about the situation […]
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing…
Unfortunately, with President Trump effectively communicating the latest information on the federal efforts to mitigate COVID-19, more corporate U.S. resistance media have decided not to carry the live broadcasts from the White House task force briefings. Today at 5:00pm the White House will hold a briefing for the public and media on the latest mitigation […]