By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 9, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WASHINGTON — The coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt was exacerbated by the failure of Navy commanders to follow procedures meant to stop the spread of infectious diseases, according to a Defense Department report. The semi-redacted report, published Monday by the Defense Department's inspector general, examined whether the Navy was prepared to deal with an infectious outbreak, such as the coronavirus, on its ships. Investigators found the service and commands, including U.S. Fleet Forces and Pacific Fleet, which were examined in the report, did have “policies, plans, and procedures” established, but the guidelines were not being properly followed before or after the pandemic began.