Thomas Modly

After 9 Months of Study, Pentagon’s Fleet Architecture Similar to Original Navy Plan

Defense Secretary Mark Esper tours the avenger class minesweeper USS Devastator, docked at Naval Support Activity Bahrain on Oct. 28, 2020. DoD Photo

At the beginning of the year, the Navy and Marine Corps sent a new fleet plan to Pentagon leaders that called for relying on smaller ships and unmanned vessels to meet future missions and defeat future adversaries. The Pentagon rejected the plan.

Nine-months later, Pentagon leaders reached the same conclusion: the Navy needed to be more distributed...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/04/after-9-months-of-study-pentagons-fleet-architecture-similar-to-original-navy-plan

SECNAV Braithwaite Names First FFG(X) USS Constellation

USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Navy will name the first of its new class of frigates USS Constellation (FFG-62), in a nod to one of the original six frigates the Navy bought to fight in the Revolutionary War.

Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite announced today that the first FFG(X) guided-missile frigate would be named Constellation, making the announcement from the second ship to bear that name: USS Constellation, a sloop-of-war launched in 1854 and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/07/secnav-braithwaite-names-first-ffgx-uss-constellation

Complete Command Probe into USS Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak

Capt. Brett Crozier

The following is the complete June 19, 2020 command investigation and appendices into the chain of command response to the COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.

From the report

This command investigation inquired into the communications, decisions, and actions that took place within the Navy chain of command related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) (TR). It expanded upon the work done for the preliminary...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/17/complete-command-probe-into-uss-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak

Slavonic Formally Tapped to Serve as Acting Under Secretary of the Navy

Hon. Gregory Slavonic, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks with Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jay Cherluck, from Detroit, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a tour of the ship on Dec. 17, 2019. The tour provided an opportunity to discuss Ford and Ford-class unique manning and training developments, while also highlighting the capabilities and differences between the Ford and Nimitz classes of ships. US Navy photo.

Greg Slavonic...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/29/slavonic-formally-tapped-to-serve-as-acting-under-secretary-of-the-navy

Timeline: Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation

The investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) outlined the chain of events that led to more than 1,200 sailors assigned to carrier contracting the virus, the removal of the commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier and the eventual resignation of former acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.

The following are key dates in the outbreak derived from the findings of fact from the command investigation issued on June 19, 2020, press reports and public...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/23/timeline-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-investigation

USS Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation Timeline

The investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) outlined the chain of events that led to more than 1,200 sailors assigned to carrier contracting the virus, the removal of the commanding officer Capt. Brett Crozier and the eventual resignation of former acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly.

The following are key dates in the outbreak derived from the findings of fact from the command investigation issued on June 19, 2020, press reports and public...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/22/uss-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-investigation-timeline

TR Investigation Fallout: Crozier Won’t be Reinstated, Strike Group CO Promotion Delayed

Capt. Brett Croizer

This post will be updated as new information becomes available.

THE PENTAGON — The former aircraft carrier commander who was removed after warning Navy leaders of the dangers of a COVID-19 outbreak among his crew will not be reinstated to the lead the ship, Navy leaders said during a press briefing with reporters on Thursday.

Capt. Brett Crozier, who commanded USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) until April, will not be reinstated to lead the ship, will not be eligible for future...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/19/tr-investigation-fallout-crozier-wont-be-reinstated-strike-group-co-promotion-delayed

Navy Lacks ‘Clear Theory of Victory’ Needed to Build New Fleet, Experts Tell House Panel

An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 flies next to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) while they transit the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 15, 2020. US Navy photo.

The Navy and the Department of Defense haven’t finished their homework needed to inform how the Navy builds its future fleet, a panel of naval experts told a House panel on Thursday.

The debate in Congress and in the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/04/navy-lacks-clear-theory-of-victory-needed-to-build-new-fleet-experts-tell-house-panel

Kenneth Braithwaite Sworn in as Secretary of the Navy

Kenneth Braithwaite, U.S. ambassador to Norway, delivers remarks at a reception aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), in Oslo, Norway on June 25, 2018. US Navy Photo

Kenneth Braithwaite was sworn in as the newest secretary of the Navy during a private ceremony today at the Pentagon, capping what has been a tumultuous six months for the department’s leadership.

The Senate confirmed Braithwaite last week after he offered members of the Senate Armed...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/29/kenneth-braithwaite-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-the-navy

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