NORFOLK, Va. — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), and the embarked commands and staffs of
NORFOLK, Va. — The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk after a nine-month deployment, Sept. 8.
The USS Harry S. Truman sailed over 65,000 nautical miles and conducted “enhanced air policing missions, dual and tri-carrier operations, and the NATO-led vigilance activities Neptune Shield 22 and Neptune Strike 22.”
It had been 286 days since the Truman and the 5,000 sailors aboard it were stateside. The Truman’s extended deployment was required to show the United States’ commitment to its NATO allies in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Captain Gavin Duff.