Today, with the full concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday, announced the results of the command investigation into the events surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

Following a thorough review, Adm. Gilday determined that the promotion of Rear Adm. Stuart Baker for a second star has been delayed pending further examination. Additionally, Capt. Brett Crozier will not be re-instated as the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s commanding officer.

To read the Navy’s command investigation, completed by former Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Robert Burke, please visit here.

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