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Modly Replaced As Navy Secretary By The Army Undersecretary, Geurts Is Now Top Navy Civilian

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Modly Replaced As Navy Secretary By The Army Undersecretary, Geurts Is Now Top Navy Civilian
Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly and Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operation host a press briefing to discuss Navy support during the COVID-19 response at the Pentagon Briefing Room on March 24, 2020. (Photo: DoD)

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…

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