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Capt Brett Crozier composed a scathing letter, calling for immediate action.
The leader of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been removed after stating the United States Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the warship.
In a letter, Capt Brett Crozier had prompted his superiors to act to avoid United States soldiers dying outside of wartime.
However acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the commander “exercised exceptionally poor judgement”.
At least 100 individuals aboard the vessel have been infected, reports say.
What did the United States Navy secretary say?
On Thursday, Mr Modly told press reporters that Capt Crozier was being fired for allegedly leaking the letter to the media.
He said the letter “produced the impression the Navy was not reacting to his questions”.
” It creates the understanding the Navy is not on the job; the government is not on the job. That’s just not tru