Sailor from USS Roosevelt is found unresponsive in isolation on Guam base after testing positive for coronavirus – a week after the ship’s captain was fired for sounding the alarm The sailor was found unresponsive in their room on the base on Thursday morning and has since been taken to the hospital in Guam where … Read more
The top US military commander and the most senior naval officer were reportedly against firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt over his letter warning of a coronavirus outbreak on board, but they were overruled by the Trump administration. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Michael Gilday, … Read more
The ousted captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be ‘reassigned’ and could face ‘disciplinary action’, according to his bosses, despite the US Navy facing a huge backlash over his firing and him receiving thunderous applause from his former crew. Investigators are considering whether Captain Brett Crozier should face disciplinary action after his letter demanding … Read more
Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the coronavirus-stricken nuclear aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt on Thursday, four days after his plea for help from Navy leaders went public The US Navy has relieved the captain of the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt days after his plea for help for his sailors went public. … Read more