Usni News reported on March 31 that U.S. Defense Secretary Austin extended the deployment of the USS Truman aircraft carrier as the conflict in Ukraine continued.
[The USS Truman is undergoing vertical replenishment]
Two U.S. defense officials confirmed to USNI News on March 31 that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would extend the "Harry S. Austin" campaign to the U.S. News Agency. The using the USS Truman strike group was deployed to prevent a Russian offensive against Europe. The Truman (CVN-75) has been operating in the Mediterranean for nearly four months since Austin ordered the Truman carrier strike group to remain stationed when Russia massed forces on the Ukrainian border last December, USNI News previously reported.
A U.S. defense official told USNI News that the carrier could stay in the area until August before returning to its home port in Norfolk, Virginia. According to USNI News, by then, Norfolk-based "George. The USS Bush strike group could succeed the USS Truman strike group, which is currently being prepared. The Pentagon may also decide to send an aircraft carrier affiliated to the Pacific Command to the region.
The USS Truman strike group left Norfolk for a regular scheduled deployment last December, but was eventually left in the Mediterranean as part of a deterrent to Russia.
[An F/A-18E fighter jet is taking off from the USS Truman]
USNI News said the USS Truman and the other ships of the carrier strike group operated mainly in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The destroyer Kohl is part of the 28th Destroyer Squadron, a member of the USS Truman strike group, and is currently participating in exercises in Israel. The U.S. Navy said the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) destroyer recently passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.
USNI News reported earlier in March that the carrier's air wing flew 80-90 sorties per day.
USI News reported in February that in addition to the USS Truman aircraft carrier strike group, the U.S. Navy has deployed other warships in the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas. U.S. Navy officials told USNI News at the time that more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers were operating in the area.
【Historical Photos of the USS Truman Aircraft Carrier Strike Group】
Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has been on duty for more than three months since the USS Essex amphibious readiness group left in the U.S. Central Command area.
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