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The Navy failed to follow protocols, including implementing stringent social distancing guidelines and prematurely releasing dozens of sailors from quarantine, which ultimately led to a massive coronavirus outbreak onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt last March, according to a newly released report by the Department of Defense.

A lack of social distancing aboard the USS Teddy Roosevelt is what led to the COVID outbreak aboard ship. That was among the key findings in the Defense Department Inspector Generals report released

Speaking in a video shot on Wake Island, Kenneth Braithwaite called the job

David Norquist, previously the deputy defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, the DoD said.

A retired Air Force officer who also served as the top acquisition executive, for the Special Operations Command, Geurts has been at the forefront of the Navy’s push for unmanned ships. He has also championed the standup of 15 “tech bridges” across the country to spur innovation. By   Paul McLeary on January 15, 2021 at 12:19 PM

USNI News Department of Navy Comptroller Harker to Serve as Acting SECNAV February 19, 2021 5:52 PM   This post has been updated to clarify that Thomas Harker was performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense and comptroller. Thomas Harker, who for the last few years has served as the Department of the Navy’s chief civilian financial official, will assume the role of acting Navy secretary once President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News. Since 2018,...

“We’ve had significant challenges introducing the ship to the fleet, successfully operating the ship, [and] ensuring it meets the minimum mission capabilities we desire,” said retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, now a senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. For the Navy, a system-wide design flaw for the LCS project would represent another misstep in what’s been a draining period of logistical nightmares, public ...

SAN DIEGO —  A massive fire dooms a warship in San Diego’s waterfront. Training accidents kill 11 in San Clemente Island. Some long deployments come to an end as others are just beginning. These are a few of the stories affecting the San Diego military community in 2020. Underpinning it all is the coronavirus pandemic, which sickened many and strained local military forces as they tried to maintain regular operations. The pandemic tested military leaders and changed day-to-day operation...

Top Stories 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic December 28, 2020 11:39 AM Sailors prepare to man the rails as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), returns to Yokosuka, Japan following a six-month underway period. US Navy Photo This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. The coronavirus pandemic affected almost everything the Navy did in 2020, from the way the service deploys forces, to the way its contractors built shi...

SAN DIEGO —  After leaving its home port of San Diego more than two weeks ago, the Navy announced the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has officially begun its second deployment in less than a year. The ship and its more than 5,500 sailors have been operating off the coast of California since leaving its berth at Naval Air Station North Island Dec. 7. It began sailing west on Wednesday, the Navy said in a statement. “We are at the highest state of readiness to support America’s i...