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NORFOLK, Va. (June 1, 2016) Sailors wave to their family and friends before the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departs Naval Station Norfolk with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG). The ship is deploying as part of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) and will conduct air strikes against ISIL in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation as well as the Great Green Fleet initiative. While deployed, CSG ships and aircraft will employ operational procedures and energy conservation measures in order to enhance operational capabilities, enabling strike group units to go farther, stay longer and deliver more firepower without having to refuel. The ships in the carrier strike group are USS Dwight Eisenhower (CVN-69) with Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW- 3), the guided missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG-56) and USS Monterey (CG-61) and the guided missile destroyers USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Nitze (DDG-94). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shamira Purifoy/Released)

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NORFOLK (June 1, 2016) Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) as it departs Naval Station Norfolk with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Magen F. Reed/Released)

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 1, 2016) USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) departs Naval Station Mayport as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 and ships USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Stout (DDG 55,) USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Lopez/Released)

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TALLINN, Estonia (June 2, 2016) Sailors aboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) man the rails as the flagship arrives in Tallinn, Estonia. Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship, will participate in BALTOPS 2016, an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability which will begin June 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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SUEZ CANAL (June 2, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Suez Canal. Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Pacheco/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 3, 2016) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Flynn/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 3, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Raimon Hubbard directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Flynn/Released)

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GUAM (June 1, 2016) Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) moored next to USS Frank Cable (AS-40) at Naval Base Guam as Mercy, prepares for Pacific Partnership 2016. Mercy's mission is designed to emphasize multilateral cooperation and building mutual trust in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nations, exchanging ideas, building the best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike.

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SASEBO, Japan (Jun. 2, 2016) Ship's Serviceman Seaman Gabriel Santos throws a mooring line while aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) after arriving to Sasebo, Japan for a regularly scheduled port call. The destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Spruance (DDG 111), and Momsen deployed as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)

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US aircraft carrier hits ISIL from the Mediterranean

The U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group attached to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman conducted combat sorties from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea June 3, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Syria and Iraq.

The Carrier Strike Group transited the Suez Canal June 2 and flew multiple combat sorties June 3 in an effort to degrade ISIL resources and leadership, the Navy said.

“While the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is in the 6th Fleet area of operations, they continue to project power ashore against terrorists and violent extremists,” said Vice Adm. James Foggo III, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. “This exemplifies our Navy’s mobility, flexibility and adaptability, as well as our commitment to execute a full range of military operations in concert with our indispensable European Allies and partners,” he added.

The strike group consists of USS Harry S. Truman, the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8; USS Anzio, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, USS Bulkeley, USS Gonzalez, and USS Gravely.

After conducting operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations, the strike group’s deployment has been extended to support dismantling and rolling back terrorist networks from the 6th Fleet area of operations before it will return home to Norfolk.

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 4, 2016) Aviation Ordanceman 1st Class Stephen Gilmore, from Los Angeles, embraces his wife and child before the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs for a scheduled patrol. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Hendrix/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 4, 2016) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka for its 2016 patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Andrew Richard, from Canaan, Maine, directs Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Kevin Cooley, from Palatka, Florida, as he transports a load of ordnance to a weapons elevator on the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2016) Aviation ordnancemen retrieve supplies from an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard the Navy's only forward deployed-aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During the RAS, aviation ordnancemen worked on the flight deck to retrieve supplies from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2016) Aviation ordnancemen work in the hangar bay of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). During the RAS, aviation ordnancemen moved ordnance through Ronald Reagan's hangar bay and to magazine rooms using weapons elevators. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 3, 2016) Airman Alexander Johnson, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, uses high-pressure air to blow water out of the pad-eyes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 4, 2016)Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Barron Burlington pushes a jet engine through the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Neo Greene III/Released)

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Carrier Ike Leaves Norfolk

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 03, 2016) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) perform a burial at sea ceremony on the ship's flight deck. Nitze is part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG)'s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Casey J. Hopkins/Released)

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WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (June 7, 2016) An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Liberty Bells" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, lands on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). This marks the first E-2C Hawkeye landing aboard Ronald Reagan since her last patrol. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jamaal Liddell/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (June 6, 2016) Sailors attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two in Little Creek, Va., prepare to insert an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) into the Baltic Sea to search for underwater mines during BALTOPS 2016. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility, and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class America A. Henry/ Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 6, 2016) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Rampagers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bobby J Siens/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (June 1, 2016) The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) transits beneath the Coronado Bay Bridge after getting underway from Naval Base San Diego. The ship is undergoing the basic training phase in preparation for a scheduled deployment this fall. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robin W. Peak/Released)

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