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USS Harry S. Truman Out of Maintenance After 10 Months; Material Challenges Caused 3-Month Delay

May 12, 2021 6:21 PM

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for sea trials on May 12 following completion of its Extended Carrier Incremental Availability (ECIA). US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to correct that Drydocking Planned Incremental Availabilities (DPIAs) are now notionally planned to last 16 months. They were formerly planned to go 10.5 months, but the Navy has changed its planning assumptions.

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is out of maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and will enter the basic pre-deployment training cycle, after a seven-month maintenance period extended to 10 months due to material challenges, USNI News understands.
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Rep Luria Letter to President Biden on Maritime-centric National Defense Strategy

April 1, 2021 9:29 AM

The following is a March 26, 2021 letter from Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) to President Joe Biden calling for a maritime-focused national defense strategy. Luria is a former surface warfare officer and is currently the vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee. Read More →

Dual Letters From Congress Signal Hill Headed for Defense Spending Showdown

By: Mallory Shelbourne

March 16, 2021 6:54 PM

NASA Photo

A debate between lawmakers over defense spending is brewing, as a group of progressive House members push for cuts to the defense budget while others argue for a boost to shipbuilding. Read More →

Luria: Navy Should Not Decommission Ships Early in Favor of New Construction

By: John Grady

March 16, 2021 12:13 PM

Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73) transits the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

Decommissioning ships that have viable service life at a faster rate than industry can build new ones is not how the Navy should grow the fleet, the vice chairwoman of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday. Read More →

Pentagon Mulling Aircraft Carrier Reduction as Part of FY 2022 Budget Review

By: Sam LaGrone and Mallory Shelbourne

March 10, 2021 7:29 PM

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on July 7 for an Extended Carrier Incremental Availability. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.).

The Pentagon is again considering a reduction in aircraft carrier force structure as part of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 budget submission to Congress, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. Read More →

USNI News 2020 Fleet and Marine Review

By: Sam LaGrone

January 8, 2021 6:33 PM

When 2020 closed, the Navy’s aircraft carrier forces spent a collective 896 days deployed across the world – 200 more days than in 2019. As reported by USNI News in November, the carrier force has been under strain over the last 20 years, and the use of the force accelerated in 2020. Likewise, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps amphibious ready groups and Marine expeditionary units saw deployments to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command. Read More →

No Margin Left: Overworked Carrier Force Struggles to Maintain Deployments After Decades of Overuse

By: Megan Eckstein

November 12, 2020 11:42 AM

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) pier side in 2017. US Navy Photo

Navy aircraft carrier operations are up 40 percent this year over last year, even as the service has fewer available for tasking due to maintenance and acquisition challenges. Read More →

USS Nimitz Now Operating in the Persian Gulf

By: Sam LaGrone

September 18, 2020 9:34 AM

For the first time in ten months, a U.S. aircraft carrier is now operating in the Persian Gulf, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Friday morning. Read More →

Navy Mulling Extending Service Lives of Nimitz-class Carriers

By: Mallory Shelbourne

September 17, 2020 4:33 PM

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) conduct a barricade drill on Oct. 28, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy is considering an extension of the service lives of the first few aircraft carriers in the Nimitz-class, the head of the service’s carrier program said on Thursday.
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U.S. Carriers Resume Port Visits to Oman After 7-Month Gap

By: Sam LaGrone

September 10, 2020 5:29 PM

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) docks pier side in the port of Duqm, Oman in 2014. US Navy Photo

After seven months, U.S. aircraft carriers have resumed making port calls in Oman, U.S. 5th Fleet officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. Read More →

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Tag Archives: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

USS Harry S. Truman Out of Maintenance After 10 Months; Material Challenges Caused 3-Month Delay

Rep Luria Letter to President Biden on Maritime-centric National Defense Strategy

Dual Letters From Congress Signal Hill Headed for Defense Spending Showdown

Luria: Navy Should Not Decommission Ships Early in Favor of New Construction

Pentagon Mulling Aircraft Carrier Reduction as Part of FY 2022 Budget Review

USNI News 2020 Fleet and Marine Review

No Margin Left: Overworked Carrier Force Struggles to Maintain Deployments After Decades of Overuse

USS Nimitz Now Operating in the Persian Gulf

Navy Mulling Extending Service Lives of Nimitz-class Carriers

U.S. Carriers Resume Port Visits to Oman After 7-Month Gap

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