Navy top resigns as captain dismisses over spread of infection by U.S. carrier crew Apr. 9 at 9:23 pm
Amid the spread of the new coronavirus to US crew members of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it became clear that the deputy Secretary of the Navy, Modry, who had been criticized for dismissing the aircraft carrier's captain, resigned.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Esper issued a statement on Tuesday stating that the United States Navy's deputy Secretary of State Modry had offered to resign and acknowledged.
In the United States Navy, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was confirmed to have infected 173 crew members by June 6, but Acting Secretary Modley was a senior military commander whose carrier commanded an emergency response to the infection. The captain was dismissed on the 2nd for leaking a letter to the outside.
Deputy Secretary Modley then addressed the carrier's crew, saying, `` He was too na 間 ve or stupid to become a captain, '' and when the statement leaked through the media, he resigned from opposition and Democratic lawmakers. There was a voice asking for.
Meanwhile, Politico, a U.S. political website, said on Wednesday that crew members of the Nimitz nuclear-powered carrier were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus at a base in western Washington.
The aircraft carrier confirmed to be infected by the crew is now the fourth vessel, including the "Ronald Reagan" deployed at Yokosuka Base, and if the infection further expands, the immediate response of the US military will be affected I'm concerned about getting out.