WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy, stands on the field before the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on May 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has submitted a letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
That's according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the matter before an official announcement.
The official says Modly has also told staff he is quitting. Modly had created a combustible controversy by firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week, saying Capt.