Aircraft Carriers

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has a new commanding officer for the third time since March.

The coronavirus has shown how shockingly vulnerable Navy ships are to disease outbreaks.

The sixth advanced weapons elevator on the supercarrier Gerald R. Ford was certified on Wednesday.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told reporters last month that Davidson's decision to go into port was "sound."

Assistant Secretary of the Navy James "Hondo" Guerts has pulled Capt. Ron Rutan from his role as Ford program manager.

The carrier has been operating in the Eastern Pacific and was in the vicinity of Pearl Harbor at the time.

The carrier has been operating in the Eastern Pacific.

"The patch in question was inappropriate and not consistent with uniform regulations," a Navy spokeswoman said.

"The Navy, as an institution, has a moral obligation to know. And, it should act."

Navy Secretary Braithwaite briefed reporters on the outcome of a months-long investigation into the Roosevelt's outbreak.