Navy Leaders Recommend Former Theodore Roosevelt CO Be Put Back in Command; SECDEF Esper Delays Final Decision
By: Sam LaGrone
April 24, 2020 4:59 PM • Updated: April 24, 2020 5:35 PM
The carrier commander fired over his memo asking for help dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak on his ship should be reinstated, Navy leaders recommended, two sources familiar with the details told USNI News on Friday.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Acting Secretary of the Navy James McPherson briefed Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on the results of an investigation into a leaked memo from Capt. Brett Crozier, the former commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) that was removed from his position by former acting SECNAV Thomas Modly, USNI News has learned.
According to a notification provided to Congress and reviewed by USNI News, Esper wants until at least Monday to make a decision on Crozier’s fate. A briefing to inform members of Congress that had been planned for Friday afternoon was canceled, legislative sources told USNI News.
https://news.usni.org/2020/04/24/navy-leaders-recommend-former-theodore-roosevelt-co-be-put-back-in-command-secdef-esper-delays-final-decision
