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forced the Navy to retain the commander. As a consequence, the $ 1.8 billion warship was kept in port. The commander engaged in other forms of insubordination and deception, which included refusing to get tested for COVID while experiencing symptoms, exposing others to COVID while having symptoms, and traveling to high-risk areas without disclosing it. Navy vice admiral Daniel W. Dwyer characterized the commander as a "manifest national security concern... It is untenable that a subordinate commander may choose to disregard, modify, or half-heartedly execute a senior officer’s orders due to his or her personal beliefs... degrades mission effectiveness and the ability of the strike group to perform its mission in the interest of U.S. national security."
312:' request for a preliminary injunction while the full case moves forward. Although he also noted in his ruling "After July 18, the rules will turn into non-binding recommendations for cruise companies. The CDC has until July 2 to propose a more limited set of cruise regulations to the court." Thus giving the CDC some time to either appeal his ruling by
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