Acting Navy secretary confirms @Reuters scoop that captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt relieved of command after a letter he wrote requesting removal of most of ship& #39;s crew to protect them from COVID was made public

SecNav said the fact that letter made public & #39;undermined the chain of command& #39; as Navy responded to crisis, even though the point of his letter was that steps Navy was directing were inadequate.

Modly says military will investigate & #39;climate& #39; in the ship and PACOM to determine why situation unfolded as it did.

SecNav says that his message to naval commanders is: don& #39;t hesitate to report problems but do it within chain of command. I& #39;m not sure this is the message they are going to take away from handling of Roosevelt CO.