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Arriving Home, USS Theodore Roosevelt Wraps Up 2nd Deployment in 16 Months
May 25, 2021 9:20 PM
Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as the ship passes by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) while returning to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on May 25, 2021. US Navy Photo
Aircraft carrier USS
Theodore Roosevelt(CVN-71) pulled into its berth at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on Tuesday morning, completing its second overseas deployment in 16 months.
The carrier, flagship for the Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, had left San Diego in October 2020 for a final set of pre-deployment training exercises before officially beginning deployment operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet and 3rd Fleet regions. The strike group included Carrier Air Wing 11, Destroyer Squadron 23, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS
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“We are thankful for the opportunity to train alongside the Royal Malaysian Air Force,” said Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine. “While we would have loved to meet face to face, I am excited that we can meet in the air to help deepen security cooperation between our two nations. Our continued pursuit of interoperability is essential to maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific.”
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 engaged in Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) with the RMAF. Both countries had the opportunity to hone their tactics and enhance their ability to work side by side.