April 21, 2020 Cuomo says NY no longer needs USNS Comfort in coronavirus crisis New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after his meeting with President Trump to discuss the coronavirus crisis, said on MSNBC’s "Deadline: White House" that he told the president New York no longer needs the USNS Comfort, the Navy hospital ship ceremoniously deployed to New York City to fight the pandemic.
April 19, 2020 Russian jet buzzes US spy plane over Mediterranean, 2nd such encounter in 4 days The U.S. Navy announced that a Russian fighter jet came too close for comfort while flying near an American P-8 reconnaissance plane over the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday.
April 18, 2020 Trump says he’ll deliver West Point commencement address – amid social distancing President Trump said Friday he intends to deliver the commencement address this year at the U.S. Military Academy, according to reports.
April 17, 2020 Marines race down NYC pier carrying oxygen tanks to help save patients outside USNS Comfort Facing an unexpected surge in ambulance arrivals at the USNS Comfort hospital ship docked in New York City -- some running dangerously low on oxygen -- Marines on security detail ran hundreds of yards down the pier carrying fresh tanks, the Navy said this week.
April 16, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who died from coronavirus-related complications identified The U.S. sailor abroad the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who died of the coronavirus has been identified, the Navy disclosed on Thursday.
April 14, 2020 US engages in show of force in Guam, after China's own show of strength near Taiwan After a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus, the U.S. Air Force then posted a tweet showing a number of bombers, including B-52 Stratofortresses, lined up on the runway in Guam during an "Elephant Walk."
April 14, 2020 Chinese aircraft carrier sails past Taiwan as US Navy struggles with coronavirus A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus.
April 13, 2020 US sailor on coronavirus-stricken Navy ship dies from virus-related complications, officials say A U.S. sailor who was admitted to the intensive care unit at a Navy hospital in Guam after contracting the coronavirus has died, Navy officials said Monday.
April 12, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors with coronavirus spark concern for Guam hotels The coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt, docked in Guam, has stoked anxieties on the island as hundreds of sailors enter its hotels for quarantine.
April 12, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt sees coronavirus cases rise; more than 100 additional sailors test positive More than 100 additional U.S. sailors aboard a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier stuck in Guam have tested positive for the virus, the Navy said.