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| After months in limbo, Norfolk-based Truman is set to deploy |
| 2010-05-21 |
| More than 6,000 Norfolk-based sailors will deploy today with the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, the Navy said. They're scheduled to spend at least six months at sea, mostly in the Middle East, Persian Gulf and northern Africa. They'll likely support group troops operating in Afghanistan. Also might deploy to the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, but let's not mention that in case it makes Iran nervous. The carrier strike group, commanded by Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, includes the Truman, Carrier Air Wing 3, Destroyer Squadron 26, the guided-missile cruiser Normandy and the guided-missile destroyers Winston S. Churchill, Oscar Austin and Ross. A German frigate, the Hessen, will also travel with the Truman on deployment, the Navy said. The Truman had been expected to deploy last October. But in September, after a series of scheduled changes and maintenance delays aboard other carriers, the Navy announced the carrier would have to wait. The strike group has spent the past several months working to stay trained and ready to go. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Winston S. Churchill Destroy name is nice. Needs to be an SSBN or USN DeathStar 1 |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-05-21 17:29 |