Jun 05 Navy carrier sidelined by virus is back operating in Pacific By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region, 10 weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined Navy warship. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 2:01 News Wrap: Navy widens investigation of Roosevelt outbreak In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Navy is widening its investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. The announcement delays the potential reinstatement of Brett Crozier as the ship’s captain. Also, former Vice President Joe… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 2:28 News Wrap: U.S. Navy asks that Crozier be reinstated as Roosevelt captain In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Navy wants Brett Crozier to be reinstated as captain of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. Crozier was fired after he appealed to evacuate the ship as COVID-19 broke out on board. Also, the… Continue watching
Apr 24 Navy recommends reinstatement of fired carrier captain By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Officials say the top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 18 Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — 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. In the glare of a… Continue reading
Apr 13 Navy reports first coronavirus death from USS Theodore Roosevelt crew By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Navy says a sailor who was hospitalized in intensive care on Guam last week has died of coronavirus-related complications. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 7:07 How the U.S. Navy handled a tumultuous week The U.S. Navy has had a tumultuous week, beginning with a request from the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to evacuate most of his ship due to a COVID-19 outbreak, and culminating with the resignation of the Navy secretary… Continue watching
Apr 07 Acting Navy secretary resigns amid coronavirus uproar By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Modly had created a combustible controversy by firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week, saying Capt. Brett E. Crozier had shown "extremely poor judgment" in distributing a letter calling for urgent help… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:04 U.S. facing 2-front war amid medical crisis and economic collapse The coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1 million people and killed over 50,000 worldwide. In the U.S., President Trump is taking new action to bolster medical supplies, and unemployment is surging. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy relieved the captain of… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 3:19 U.S. Navy says it won’t evacuate ship housing infected sailors The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Pacific-based aircraft carrier, is facing its own outbreak of the novel coronavirus. With several sailors testing positive, the ship’s captain made the extraordinary request for it to be almost entirely evacuated. But the admiral in… Continue watching