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's crew to protect them from COVID was made public

SecNav said the fact that letter made public 'undermined the chain of command' 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 'climate' in the ship and PACOM to determine why situation unfolded as it did.

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