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Navy leadership recommended Friday that Capt. Brett Crozier, the recently fired commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, be reinstated to his prior command.The proposal is the result of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the former skipper’s dismissal approximately three weeks ago.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday and recently-appointed acting Navy Secretary James McPherson — who replaced former acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly after his tumultuous resignation — suggested Crozier be reinstated, according to information first obtained by the New York Times.Gilday and McPherson discussed their findings Tuesday with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and met Friday with Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper Friday. To their surprise, however, Esper requested more time to review the investigation’s results.The reinstatement of Crozier as commanding officer of Theodore Roosevelt would mark yet another bewildering twist in the carrier’s month-long debacle.On March 24, the first three cases of COVID-19 onboard the carrier were announced by the Pentagon. Within 24 hours, the number of infected more than doubled, prompting Navy leadership in Washington to order Crozier to sideline the 4,800-person ship in Guam.Each subsequent day yielded more confirmed cases. As of Friday, 840 sailors assigned to TR have tested positive for COVID-19, a number that includes Crozier, who is in isolation and reportedly improving, according to the Times.A “small number†of tests are still pending, Navy officials said. Four sailors are currently receiving care at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. Nearly 90 percent of the crew has been moved onto the island, where the ship has been ported since March 27.More at link.
