WASHINGTON — After nearly two months sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, the USS Theodore Roosevelt has gone out to sea for training, in preparation to return to duty in the Pacific. Nearly 800 fighter squadron personnel from the Central Valley are aboard the carrier. The ship has been...
Sailors on Carrier With Lemoore Crews Get Virus for Second Time
Five sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 a second time after returning to the sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy said Thursday. Two F/A-18 fighter squadrons with nearly 800 personnel from NAS Lemoore are deployed onboard the Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam as crew members recover. The...
As COVID Outbreak Wanes, Carrier Roosevelt Prepares to Head Back to Sea
It’s time to get back to work for the crew aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. That includes close to 800 sailors from the Valley's Navy jet base at Lemoore. On board the coronavirus-stricken carrier, work is underway to get the aircraft carrier ready to head back out to sea. For...
A Look at What’s Ahead for Virus-Stricken Aircraft Carrier
WASHINGTON — The crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, is inching toward getting healthy and returning to sea duty while the fate of its former captain remains unclear. The top Navy officer has recommended reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier, who was fired by the then-acting...
TJ Cox Calls for Acting Naval Secretary to Resign and Modley Does Today
12:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 7, Update: Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, according to two officials, just hours after he had publicly apologized for a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Associated Press reported. The officials spoke on the...