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The Case of the USS Theodore Roosevelt & Covid 19
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The Facts
- The Coronavirus was detected on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while she was at sea.
- Affected crew members were evacuated and the ship was ordered to Guam.
- Captain Brett Crozier wanted most of the crew to be removed from the ship to prevent spread,
- Crozier e-mailed his superior officers and other Captains, outlining a plan to evacuated the ship.
- The letter leaked to the press,
- The next day the Navy ordered most of the crew to be taken ashore.
- Captain Crozier was relieved of command by Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.
- Modly's speech to the crew aboard the Roosevelt was criticized.
- Modly resigned a few days later.
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Time Line
Article and Releases
- War on the Rocks
- A More Popular Opinion
- Navy Leaders Recommend Reinstating Roosevelt Captain Fired Over Virus Warning
- How an outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt became a defining moment for the U.S. military
- Defense One: Timeline
- From USNI Blog today: Commander Guy Snodgrass, U.S. Navy (Retired)
- Eight leadership lessons from the Navy carrier captain’s case
- Exclusive: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy
- What the USS Roosevelt Can Teach Scientists About COVID-19
- CNO and MCPON COVID-19 Navy Update - 30 March 2020
- April 2, 2020: Defense Department Briefing - Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced he had fired Captain Brett Crozier. Captain Crozier had recently written to Navy leaders for help to…
