Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly backed the decision to fire Captain Brett Crozier in a blistering speech to sailors of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier on Sunday. Crozier, who lead the ...

Thomas B. Modly addressed the crew of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in a speech that one crew member described as “whiny, upset, irritated, condescending.” By John Ismay and Geoff Ziezulewicz The U.S.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly submitted his resignation a day after audio of him calling the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, “stupid” surfaced, according to several ...

Editor's note: Acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly apologized for his comments on Monday night. Read the latest update here. The original story appears below. Washington — The acting secretary of the ...

The House Armed Services Committee chairman called for Modly to be removed. The acting secretary of the Navy is apologizing for his tough words to the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore ...

U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper asking him to fire Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly for his insults towards ...

SAN DIEGO — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, who fired the commanding officer of a San Diego-based aircraft carrier over his publicized concerns regarding the Navy's response to a COVID-19 outbreak ...

There were two major developments in the saga of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which saw its captain relieved of command after an email leaked in which he argued that he needed more assistance in ...