SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The USS Theodore Roosevelt returned to San Diego today, ending a deployment that included a widely publicized COVID-19 outbreak aboard the ship and the contentious firing of its captain.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier returned after nearly six months, more than 31,835 nautical miles traveled and an unexpected months-long stopover in Guam, where thousands of sailors were moved off the ship for treatment and quarantine. Its deployment also included a port visit to Da Nang that marked the second time that a U.S. aircraft carrier has visited Vietnam since the Vietnam War.
The ship originally deployed on Jan. 17 but was diverted to Guam on March 27 when the outbreak took hold.
Its former captain, Brett Crozier, and more than 1,000 sailors aboard the ship were ultimately
