resignation<\/a> followed mounting backlash for his firing and ridiculing Crozier.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Navy\u00a0this week is expected to release the results of an investigation into the events surrounding the letter and officials have not ruled out reinstating Crozier, who is seen as a hero by the ship\u2019s crew, as captain of the carrier.<\/p>\n
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The sailor, who had been admitted to an intensive care unit in Guam last week, died from coronavirus-related complications, the\u00a0Navy\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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This marks the first death of a sailor in the\u00a0Navy, which so far has had almost 900 sailors test positive for the virus. The sailor is also the first active-duty U.S. service member to die from the virus.<\/p>\n
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A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that four additional sailors from the carrier had been taken to the hospital to be monitored. The officials said the sailors were in stable condition.<\/p>\n
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Modly\u2019s resignation highlighted the U.S. military\u2019s struggle to meet increasingly competing priorities: maintaining readiness for conflict and safeguarding service members as the virus spreads globally.<\/p>\n
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The episode deepened upheaval in\u00a0Navy\u00a0leadership. The\u00a0Navy\u2019s last secretary was fired in November over his handling of the case of a\u00a0Navy\u00a0SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct. The\u00a0Navy\u00a0SEAL had won the support of President Donald Trump. (Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Steve Orlofsky)<\/p>\n
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