Sailors From Virus-Hit USS Theodore Roosevelt Quarantining in Guam Hotels

Maj. Dennis Kirkland, Guam National Guard state chaplain, greets Soldiers preparing to process through medical and customs checks at the GUNG readiness center after arriving on island April 5. U.S. Army National Guard photo by JoAnna Delfin

HONOLULU—Guam has seen hundreds of sailors from a COVID-19-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood the island’s hotels for quarantine.

An outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt began in late March and has thrust the Navy into a leadership crisis after the ship’s commander distributed a letter urging faster action to protect his sailors that caused panic among sailors’ families.