The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the Navy's fourth new leader in six months -- an avid supporter of President Donald Trump who will lead the service as it grapples with morale problems amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kenneth Braithwaite, a retired rear admiral who currently serves as the US ambassador
Washington - The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the Navy's fourth new leader in six months -- an avid supporter of President Donald Trump who will lead the service as it grapples with morale problems amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"It saddens me to say that the Department of the Navy is in rough waters due to many factors, but primarily the failure of leadership," he said. Then-acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly resigned days later, after a ranting, profanity-laced speech to the Roosevelt crew in which he accused Crozier of"betrayal."
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