Capt. Brett Crozier, the Navy captain who was fired after he tried to raise the alarm to officials about the growing number of coronavirus cases…
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, which cited two of Crozier’s Naval Academy classmates who are close to the captain. It remains unclear when he tested or received his results.Crozier, former commander of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, was dismissed by Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, who said in ahe’d “lost confidence” in Crozier’s leadership capabilities following his March 30 letter.
The letter asked officials to let Crozier isolate his crew of more than 4,000 people in order to help prevent the spread of the virus, as the cramped quarters on the ship — which was docked in Guam following a scheduled port visit — made it impossible to follow social distancing and isolation guidelines.
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