On March 24 the Roosevelt first reported that\u00a0three of its sailors had tested positive for COVID-19<\/a>. The infected crew members were airlifted off of the ship as a precaution, but within one week confirmed cases in the ship\u2019s tight quarters spiked to nearly 100.<\/p>\n Navy officials ordered\u00a0the carrier to port in Guam<\/a>\u00a0just over two weeks after the Roosevelt visited Da Nang, Vietnam. The decision to continue as scheduled with the Vietnam port call was made at a time when the country had only 16 confirmed cases, all of which were reportedly confined to the northern city of Hanoi, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said.<\/p>\n Capt. Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the sidelined aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt,\u00a0was relieved of duty<\/a>\u00a0last week in the wake of a\u00a0leaked letter he penned<\/a>\u00a0pleading for help from military leaders.<\/p>\n