
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned on April 7 after heavy criticism over his removal of the commander of an aircraft carrier dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak and is being temporarily replaced by the Under Secretary of the Army. In a statement released Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Modly resigned on his own accord so the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and Navy could move forward after his controversial handling of the situation. Esper appointed newly appointed…