US Navy relieves commander who reported COVID-19 outbreak aboard aircraft carrier

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Exclusive: Navy probe to decide future of fired U.S. carrier commander

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew, the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action, acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday.

Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday after a scathing letter in which he called on the Navy for stronger action to halt the spread of the virus aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was leaked to the media.

Modly said in an interview that the letter was shared too widely and leaked before even he could see it.

But the backlash to Modly’s decision to fire Crozier has been intense. In videos posted online, sailors on the Theodore Roosevelt applauded Crozier and hailed him as a hero, out to defend his crew - even at great personal cost to his career.

“And that’s how you send out one of the greatest captains you ever had,” exclaimed one sailor in a video post, amid thunderous applause and cheering for Crozier as he left the carrier and its 5,000 crew members in Guam.

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[Jake Stern]

1. He's not a war criminal so Trump won't help him

Perhaps President Biden can restore his command.

[still_one]

2. This is an outrage. It was actually the Commanders duty to do what he did. Shame on those whoever

was responsible for this

[orwell]

3. Yet Captain Queeg...

...is still running the "Ship of State"...

[Cartoonist]

4. Here's why

Yes, someone actually said this.

"Those sailors have no clue how the Captain endangered their ship by sending an unsecured email."