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In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh/U.S Navy via AP, File)

Former Navy secretary stands by sacking of carrier commander over COVID-19

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh/U.S Navy via AP, File)

Captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

Associated Press

In this March 18, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the western North Pacific Ocean. The CDC signed off on a port call in Danang, Vietnam, earlier this year, a Navy admiral said in July 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy via AP))

USS Roosevelt gets third new commander in five months

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this March 18, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the western North Pacific Ocean. The CDC signed off on a port call in Danang, Vietnam, earlier this year, a Navy admiral said in July 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy via AP))

HASC to launch investigation into COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Roosevelt

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs Apra Harbor at Naval Base Guam on Thursday, May 21, 2020, following an extended visit to Guam in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship left Guam on Thursday and went out to sea for training after nearly two months sidelined at the pier with a coronavirus outbreak. (Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Navy admiral submits results of probe on virus-infected ship

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Capt. Carlos Sardiello, who was then the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses sailors during the 244th Navy birthday celebration on the mess decks during a home port visit in San Diego. Sardiello was called on to step in as commander of the Roosevelt after Capt. Brett Crozier was fired for sending an email pleading with commander to act more quickly to address the growing outbreak on the ship. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Wheeler/U.S. Navy via AP)

Carrier prepares to go back to sea after virus outbreak

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew on Jan. 17, 2020, in San Diego, Calif. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

Brett Crozier, USS Roosevelt captain, now ‘special assistant’ with U.S. Pacific Fleet

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP)

Navy expands probe into ouster of Brett Crozier as commander of USS Roosevelt

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew on Jan. 17, 2020, in San Diego, Calif. The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for his superiors to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy admiral advises reinstatement of fired carrier captain

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even as videos showed his sailors cheering him as he walked off the vessel. Videos went viral on social media Friday, April 3, 2020, showing hundreds of sailors gathered on the ship chanting and applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he walked down the ramp, turned, saluted, waved and got into a waiting car. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP)

Admiral Mike Gilday to decide fate of Brett Crozier, fired USS Theodore Roosevelt captain

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns - Associated Press

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew on Jan. 17, 2020, in San Diego, Calif. The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for his superiors to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even as videos showed his sailors cheering him as he walked off the vessel. Videos went viral on social media Friday, April 3, 2020, showing hundreds of sailors gathered on the ship chanting and applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he walked down the ramp, turned, saluted, waved and got into a waiting car. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP) **FILE**

Donald Trump ‘to get involved’ in Thomas Modly-Capt. Brett Crozier dispute

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP)

Pentagon tamps down Navy captain Brett Crozier sacking firestorm

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 15, 2019, photo U.S.Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even as videos showed his sailors cheering him as he walked off the vessel. Videos went viral on social media Friday, April 3, 2020, showing hundreds of sailors gathered on the ship chanting and applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he walked down the ramp, turned, saluted, waved and got into a waiting car. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier via AP)

Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, then commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even as videos showed his sailors cheering him as he walked off the vessel. Videos went viral on social media Friday, April 3, 2020, showing hundreds of sailors gathered on the ship chanting and applauding Navy Capt. Brett Crozier as he walked down the ramp, turned, saluted, waved and got into a waiting car. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP) **FILE**

Trump says he agrees with relieving Capt. Crozier of command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is docked along Kilo Wharf of Naval Base Guam in Sumay, Friday, April 3, 2020. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of nearly 5,000, is docked in Guam, and the Navy has said as many as 3,000 will be taken off the ship and quarantined by Friday. More than 100 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus, but none is hospitalized. (Rick Cruz/The Pacific Daily via AP)

Leaders back Navy firing of ship captain; sailors cheer him

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 1, 2019) Capt. Brett Crozier addresses the crew for the first time as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo)

Brett Crozier, captain of USS Roosevelt, given hero’s send-off after firing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Lt. Adam Hall signals for an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22 to launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo)

Brett Crozier, USS Theodore Roosevelt captain, to be removed by Navy: Report

By Mike Glenn and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this April 13, 2018, photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) **FILE**

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, a U.S. Navy crewman monitors on the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in international waters off South China Sea. The USS Theodore Roosevelt made the second-ever visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to Vietnam to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations and growing security ties between the former Cold War antagonists amid China's aggressive moves in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez, File)

US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press