USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, the ship's callsign is Lone Warrior, and is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Harry S. Truman was launched on 7 September 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia and commissioned on 25 July 1998 with Captain Thomas Otterbein in command.
Harry S. Truman was initially the flagship of Carrier Group Two and, beginning 1 October 2004, of Carrier Strike Group Ten.
Beginning in 2001, the Harry S. Truman Carrier Battle Group participated in Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Summer Pulse 2004, and NATO Operation Medshark/Majestic Eagle 20004.
In the first half of 2016, Harry S. Truman, as flagship of Carrier Strike Group 8, carried out an 8-month air operation deployment against ISIL from the Eastern Mediterranean as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.[4][5][6][7] The ship has been the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 8 since June 2014.[8]
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