May 5, 2020 USS Kidd's coronavirus outbreak may have come from counter-drug operation, Esper says Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday that the USS Kidd naval destroyer may have picked up the novel coronavirus after carrying out a counter-drug mission near Central America.
May 5, 2020 US Navy enters Barents Sea near Russia for first time since Cold War The U.S. Navy is back in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War.Â
May 2, 2020 Thunderbirds Pilot Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco on flyovers: 'We're all in this together' The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels are flying in tandem in recognition and support of health care heroes on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus, Thunderbirds Director of Operations and pilot Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco said Saturday.
April 30, 2020 Navy hospital ships in coronavirus fight saw few patients despite large capacities Navy hospital ships deployed to New York and Los Angeles last month to relieve hospitals overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic reportedly saw few patients despite having the capacity to treat large numbers.
April 29, 2020 Navy opens full investigation into coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt The Navy is opening a full investigation into the outbreak of coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which caused the ship's captain to be fired and the Navy Secretary to later step down.Â
April 28, 2020 Warship USS Kidd arrives in San Diego with more than 60 coronavirus cases onboard The destroyer USS Kidd arrived in San Diego with more than 60 sailors infected with coronavirus, more than triple the number since Friday, the Navy says.
April 28, 2020 Coronavirus tribute: Air Force Thunderbirds, Navy Blue Angels fly over northeastern US Residents in the northeastern U.S. were treated Tuesday to a joint flyover by the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels in honor of the first responders and essential workers who are continuing to perform their duties during the coronavirus outbreak.Â
April 28, 2020 Spectators flout social distancing rules during Blue Angels flyover While the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels put on a flyover show in New York City Tuesday to pay tribute to medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak, many spectators on the ground appeared to be ignoring social distancing rules.
April 26, 2020 USNS Comfort to leave NYC harbor soon after assisting in coronavirus relief The navy hospital ship will return to Virginia after almost a month in harbor.
April 24, 2020 Navy recommends reinstating ousted USS Theodore Roosevelt captain Navy leaders have recommended that Capt. Brett Crozier be reinstated to command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, three weeks after he was relieved for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak, a message that was leaked to a San Francisco newspaper.