After facing heat for his criticism of Captain Brett Crozier, Thomas Modly walked back his comments on Monday. "I think ... the opposite," Modly said.

Smith called for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly on Monday over his decision to fire Navy Capt. Brett Crozier.

"I want to apologize to the Navy for my recent comments to the crew of the TR," acting secretary Thomas Modly said in a statement.

"I want to apologize to the Navy for my recent comments to the crew of the TR," acting secretary Thomas Modly said in a statement.

Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly issued an apology on Monday to the former commander of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier after sharply criticizing him in a speech to his crew, just days after firing him.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized to crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and i...

Several Democrats in Congress are calling for acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to be fired following a passionate speech he gave to sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in which he admonished the ship's former commander for expressing concerns over the…

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, a Democrat, called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirus-…

Acting navy secretary Thomas Modly faces calls to resign after he attacks commander who sought help for crew

Thomas Modly shocked the crew when he slammed Capt. Brett Crozier for sending an email about the coronavirus outbreak on board.

Thomas Modly said the captain was either "too naive or too stupid" to lead the ship if he thought an alarming memo he circulated wouldn't become public.

Thomas B. Modly addressed the crew of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in a speech that one crew member described as “whiny, upset, irritated, condescending.”

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly slammed the now-ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as "too naive or too stupid" to be a commanding officer during recent remarks made to the remaining sailors aboard the ship, multiple sources confirmed to…

The Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly blasted the now ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as "stupid" in an address to the ship's crew Monday morning, in remarks obtained by CNN.

RT @RCDefense: Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly swiftly and summarily discharged Crozier for demonstrating “extremely poor judgmen…

RT @RCDefense: Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly swiftly and summarily discharged Crozier for demonstrating “extremely poor judgmen…

RT @RCDefense: Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly swiftly and summarily discharged Crozier for demonstrating “extremely poor judgmen…

RT @RCDefense: Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly swiftly and summarily discharged Crozier for demonstrating “extremely poor judgmen…

Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly swiftly and summarily discharged Crozier for demonstrating “extremely poor judgment.” When Crozier walked off the ship a final time, the crew applauded and chanted his name. https://t.co/97ZzbeXMEj

RT @MattStoneNews: ...When COVID-19 broke out among the crew he was relieved of command by then-acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly a…

RT @jimsciutto: Scoop: Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has submitted his resignation a day after a leaked audio showed him calling ouste…

The John Batchelor Show / 4/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/2lkYCtGZcf

The John Batchelor Show / 3/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/3W2X3ON3Zz

The John Batchelor Show / 2/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/V1TEaknOti

The John Batchelor Show / 1/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/Ej0SCyRxaO

Today in 2020, 3 years ago: COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier. #OnThisDay

2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan. 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier. #OTD

RT @batchelorshow: 3/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Mo…

4/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/MS8TQ9uBAs via @Audioboom

3/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/N28KeuMCML via @Audioboom

2/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/48nwQEaJSd via @Audioboom

1/4: Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy Hardcover – April 4, 2023 by Thomas B. Modly (Author) https://t.co/jvIHRESCna via @Audioboom

This AM: @DavidMDrucker @ByronYork @bethanyshondark Admiral @stavridisj (USN, Ret.), and fmr Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly, author of “Vectors”: https://t.co/57NCz1xNEQ

RT @iownjd: Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator Aaron David Miller, American Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator Creighton Miller, atto…

RT @iownjd: Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator Aaron David Miller, American Middle East analyst, author, and negotiator Creighton Miller, atto…

RT @USNavy: #USNavy photos of the day: Acting #SECNAV Thomas Modly meets with #USSGeraldRFord #USNavySailors, #USSIndianapolis arrives at #…