US Navy The US Navy fired a carrier captain after he wrote a letter about a coronavirus outbreak that leaked. After an investigation, the Navy stood by its decision to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier of his command. Emails show that fellow warship captains believed Crozier was "doing the right thing." Warship captains showed strong support for the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Capt. Brett Crozier, in emails sent just before the Navy fired him, Task & Purpose reported Friday. A collection of 1,200 emails sent to and from Crozier's email between March 25, 2020 and April 2, 2020 that were obtained by Task & Purpose and reported by Jeff Schogol reveal that Crozier had not only the support of his crew when he was relieved of his command, but also the support of fellow skippers.