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Navy Upholds Firing of Carrier Captain in Virus Outbreak

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - In a stunning reversal, the Navy has upheld the firing of
   the aircraft carrier captain who urged faster action to protect his
   crew from a coronavirus outbreak, according to a U.S. official familiar
   with the report.

   The official said the Navy also extended the blame for the ship's
   pandemic crisis, delaying the promotion of the one-star admiral who was
   also onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt -- concluding that both men
   made serious errors in judgment.

   The spread of the coronavirus aboard the carrier while on deployment in
   the Pacific in March exploded into one of the biggest military
   leadership crises of recent years. More than 1,000 members of the crew
   eventually became infected, and one sailor died. The ship was sidelined
   for weeks at Guam but recently returned to duty.

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