The following is a Nov. 17, 2015 video of flight operations on the recently deployed carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Read More
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Video: USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk
The following is a brief video of the Nov. 16, 2015 departure of the U.S. nuclear carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.. Read More
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Deploy to Middle East on Monday
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) gets underway in preparation for Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1, 2015. US Navy Photo
A previous version of this post had the incorrect hull number for carrier Harry S. Truman.
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) — centered on nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) — is slated to depart Naval Station Norfolk on Monday to join the U.S. led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL). Read More
Navy: Half the Carrier Fleet Tied Up In Maintenance, Other 5 Strained To Meet Demands
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives pierside at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton prior to a planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. US Navy photo.
The Navy has run its 10 aircraft carriers hard since USS Enterprise (CVN-65) decommissioned in December 2012 and is now paying the resulting maintenance bill, with half the fleet tied up in repairs and the other five trying to keep up with combatant commanders’ needs. Read More
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Leaves Middle East, No Firm Date on Replacement to Continue Anti-ISIS Strikes
Lt. Cmdr. Craig Ryan launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on Aug. 27, 2015. US Navy
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group left U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday with no public timeline for when its replacement will reach the Middle East to continue U.S. air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq in Syria (ISIS) targets. Read More
Air Boss: Carrier Truman Will Only Have 40-Day Workup; Ike, Bush Likely Compressed Too
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Aug. 28, 2015, following successful completion of its drydocking planned incremental availability. US Navy photo.
SAN DIEGO – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is now back to sea after a nine-month extension of its docking planned incremental availability – but the scheduling problems it created will trickle through the carrier fleet, the Navy’s air boss said Tuesday. Read More
Carrier USS Eisenhower Leaves Norfolk Shipyard After Two Year of Repairs
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) leaves Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Aug. 28, 2015. US Navy Photo
Nuclear carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) left Norfolk Naval Shipyard after a much longer than planned maintenance availability that began almost two years ago, the ship yard announced on Friday. Read More
Two Sailors Injured After Hornet Catches Fire on USS Harry S. Truman Flight Deck
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) makes an arrested landing aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2006. US Navy Photo
Two sailors suffered injuries late Tuesday night following a fire that broke out on the flight deck of carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), Navy officials told USNI News on Wednesday morning. Read More
Fleet Forces Swap Truman and Eisenhower Carrier Deployments
Tugboats guide the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) from her dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to a nearby pier in August. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy is swapping the order of planned deployments for carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), U.S. Fleet Forces officials told USNI News on Monday. Read More
Document: The Navy’s New Deployment Plan
Sailors man a hose during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Jan. 14, 2014. US Navy Photo
The following is a detailed outline of U.S. Fleet Forces new Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP). Beginning with the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the navy will schedule maintenance and deployments in a new scheme centred around the carrier strike group. Read More
