DefenceTalk13 Sailors have been evacuated from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier due to retesting positive for COVID-19 as of March 16th, 2020. The Sailors were part of the disembarked crew who were placed in isolation earlier in April and May on Guam for testing positive for the coronavirus. During the isolation period, the remaining […]https://www.defencetalk.com/covid-19-resurgence-on-the-uss-theodore-roosevelt-75549/

DefenceTalkMay 1st, 2020, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander ADM. John Aquilino and Fleet Master Chief FLTCM. James Hornea arrived in Guam to visit the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier, currently docked at Naval Base Guam after pulling into port over a month ago for initiating COVID-19 quarantine and deep-clean measures. ADM. Aquilino and FLTCM. Hornea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sailors-to-return-to-uss-theodore-roosevelt-aircraft-carrier-75412/

DefenceTalkA second crewmember of the virus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier has been moved into the Intensive Care Unit at Naval Hospital Guam on Tuesday. This comes just a day after another Sailor from the carrier lost his life to complications arising from the coronavirus. The second Sailor, admitted into the ICU for shortness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2nd-sailor-from-uss-theodore-roosevelt-moved-into-intensive-care-75149/

DefenceTalkApril 13th, 2020 marked the first death of an active-duty U.S. Navy servicemember due to the COVID-19 infection. Said U.S. Sailor was one of the 585 USS Theodore Roosevelt crewmembers who tested positive for the coronavirus. He tested positive for the infection on March 20th, evacuated ashore into his quarantine room where he was found […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tragedy-befalls-uss-theodore-roosevelt-75137/

DefenceTalk550 out of the 4,865 Sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier (hull number CVN-71) have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus infection as of April 11th, 2020. Thus far, 93% of the carrier’s crew have been tested for the coronavirus – 3,673 of which returned negative results. Just under 3,700 Sailors have disembarked […]https://www.defencetalk.com/550-sailors-tested-positive-on-uss-theodore-roosevelt-75124/