publication date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Military

clue: In the war against the coronavirus, the pen is mightier than the sword, or in this case, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

explanation: Crozier was relieved of his command of USS Theodore Roosevelt in April 2020 after a letter that he had written to several people in the Navy chain of command about his crew suffering a ship-wide infection was leaked to the press, to much controversy. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler


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