Navy Seeks 'Deeper Review' In Probe Of Pandemic-Struck Warship Captain's Firing Enlarge this image toggle caption Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters A new delay emerged Wednesday for an expected decision by U.S. Navy leaders on the possible reinstatement of Capt. Acting Navy Secretary James McPherson says that after reviewing a "preliminary inquiry" into developments related to the sickened warship …
WASHINGTON — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. In announcing the resignation, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Modly quit on his own accord, “putting the Navy and the sailors above self,” …
