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
Mar 28 U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to NYC for coronavirus aid By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump will send off a naval hospital ship Saturday before it heads to New York City, as he aims to highlight the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 11:38 Defense Sec. Mark Esper on mobilizing the U.S. military to fight COVID-19 The U.S. military is gearing up to fight the novel coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly across the U.S. Plans include deployment of hospital ships as overflow for hospitals, allocation of critical medical supplies and research in military labs on development… Continue watching
Feb 26 Saudi military students resume U.S. flight training after Pensacola shooting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Navy said in a statement that flight training for the Saudi students resumed Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 05 Sailor who killed 2 and himself at Pearl Harbor identified By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The commander of Navy Region Hawaii, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, said he didn’t know the motive behind the shooting. Continue reading