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GOP lawmakers target diversity training, COVID rules in defense bill
The annual defense authorization bill debate in the House focused mainly on hot-button social issues.
Teddy Roosevelt captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning
In a witness statement, Capt. Brett Crozier said he wrote the now-famous email in an urgent effort to help avoid a “larger catastrophe.”
American, Russian troops are interacting with each other almost daily in Syria, US general says
U.S. troops in Syria interact with Russian troops in the region almost every day — and most of the interactions are not contentious, according to the deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Diana Stancy
After epidemic, and under a new captain, the Roosevelt returns home to San Diego
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt returned home to San Diego Thursday after one of the Navy’s most tumultuous non-combat deployments.
Officials continue to throw Capt. Brett Crozier under the bus for outbreak on Navy carrier
Unlike Capt. Brett Crozier, other military and civilian officials have not been held accountable for the response to the coronavirus outbreak on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, says the author of this commentary.
By Lawrence J. Korb
Capt. Crozier won’t be reinstated as the commander of the carrier Theodore Roosevelt
The decision came after a deeper probe into how Crozier handled a highly publicized COVID-19 outbreak on the ship.
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt is back operating in the Pacific after being sidelined by virus
Ten long weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy’s signature warships, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy admiral submits results of probe on virus-infected aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt
The Navy's top admiral on Wednesday received the results of an internal investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of the aircraft carrier's skipper in April.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt, sidelined in Guam by coronavirus, heads back to sea this week
The USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak, U.S. officials said as the crew finished final preparations to depart.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Aircraft carrier Reagan departs for sea trials following quarantine period for sailors
The trial period, which is expected to last about a week, marks the first time Reagan has pulled out of Yokosuka since November.
By Jon Simkins