USS Theodore Roosevelt has finally set sail after a serious COVID-19 outbreak left it stuck in port for nearly two months

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Rivera

• The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has finally gotten underway after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined the carrier for nearly two months, the service announced Wednesday.
• The ship left Naval Base Guam on Thursday local time and entered the Philippine Sea for carrier qualifications, which involves making sure the air wing is ready to operate normally.
• The Navy stopped providing updates on the total number of coronavirus cases among USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors weeks ago, but at the end of April, there were more than one thousand active cases.
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The US Navy announced Wednesday evening that the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has finally returned to sea after a serious coronavirus outbreak upended the ship's Pacific deployment and sidelined it in Guam for nearly two months.

The ship departed Naval Base Guam on Thursday local time and entered the Philippine Sea, where the Carrier Air Wing 11 will conduct carrier qualifications aboard the flattop.

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