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By Sep 18, 2020
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New emails reveal the chaotic final days of Brett Crozier’s command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt

The Navy released 200 pages of email communications this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Task & Purpose in April
By Apr 24, 2020
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Navy reportedly recommends reinstating fired USS Theodore Roosevelt captain

The Navy has recommended reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier, the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt whose plea for help during a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard aboard the ship not...
By Apr 17, 2020
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Former Acting Navy Secretary Modly may have exaggerated his reasoning for firing USS Theodore Roosevelt commander

Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly may have exaggerated his complaint against former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Capt. Brett Crozier, The Washington Post reported Thursday
By Apr 15, 2020
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Fired as acting Navy secretary, Modly is now stuck in COVID-19 quarantine

Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is currently in quarantine, along with two of his staff, following his ill-fated April 5 visit to the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam, Task...
By Apr 13, 2020
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USS Theodore Roosevelt captain refused to let senior officers sign dire letter about COVID-19 outbreak

Senior officers aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier reeling from a coronavirus outbreak offered to sign a revealing letter about the dire situation, only to be denied by the ship's commander,...
By Apr 11, 2020
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Morale on the USS Theodore Roosevelt is in the toilet, Navy admiral says

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the commander of the United States' largest forward­-deployed fleet, visited the aircraft carrier reeling from a coronavirus outbreak and admitted the morale for some...
By Apr 10, 2020
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The Navy hasn’t ruled out reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt

The U.S. Navy has not ruled out reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who was fired for his handling of a...
By Apr 9, 2020
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The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some

The last thing acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly wanted to do was name a ship. Since he never got that chance, we here at Task & Purpose decided...
By Apr 9, 2020
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Ex-Acting Navy Secretary Modly’s trip to Guam to ridicule the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s captain cost taxpayers $243,000

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a U.S. aircraft carrier who pleaded for help stemming a...
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Army Undersecretary James McPherson to take over as Acting Navy Secretary

McPherson retired in 2006 as the Judge Advocate General of the Navy