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USS Roosevelt Commander Removed After Criticizing Handling Of Coronavirus Outbreak

Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier after a highly critical letter he wrote to his superiors went public.
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The U.S. Navy captain who wrote an anguished and widely publicized letter this week to his superiors about a coronavirus outbreak

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