Top Pentagon officials on Thursday defended the $243,000 trip acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly took to visit an aircraft carrier stricken with COVID-19, saying senior military leaders need to have 'eyes on' crises as they happen.
WASHINGTON – Top Pentagon officials on Thursday defended the $243,000 trip acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly took to visit an aircraft carrier stricken with COVID-19, saying senior military leaders need to have"eyes on" crises as they happen.
for sending a letter to Navy officials seeking help for his crew. Modly ridiculed Crozier as too naive and stupid to lead. Modly at first stood by his remarks, then tried to walk them back with an apology.to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who accepted. Asked who authorized Modly's trip, Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said,"As secretary of the Navy, Tom Modly does have the authority to travel, as needed, to see the mission."A policy enacted in 2018 under then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to curb costly trips, requiring senior officials, including service secretaries like Modly, to obtain waivers for travel that required the use of multiple aircraft or air crews.
USA TODAY obtained waiver requests and justifications in 2019 from senior officials after requesting them from the services and the Pentagon.
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