Virus-Hit Carrier Heads Back to Sea After 2 Months

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs Apra Harbor following an extended visit to Guam in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, in an undated file photo. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert

Virus-hit carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is finally back at sea after being benched on the pacific island of Guam for almost eight weeks.

The Navy announced on May 21 that the nuclear-powered ship was underway in the Philippine Sea—although it has left some of the 5,000 crew behind.