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NORFOLK (April 11, 2018) Sailors hoist the national ensign aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the ship's departure from homeport. Harry S. Truman is underway as the flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group which includes; guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60), and guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS Farragut (DDG-99), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) for a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah A. Watkins/Released)

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NORFOLK (April 11, 2018) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) gets underway for deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colbey Livingston/Released)

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MANILA, Republic of the Philippines (April 11, 2018) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) anchors off the coast of Manila, Republic of the Philippines, for a scheduled port visit. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Perlman/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 9, 2018) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Nehemie Pierre, left, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jared Wright prepare a meal in the galley of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon, homeported in Naval Station Norfolk, is in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 9, 2018) Engineman Fireman Nathan Bradley, left, and Machinists Mate 2nd Class John Tadeo repair a compress melt unit aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Sailors man the rails before the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Family members look on as the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment 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 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment 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 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Lt. j.g. Jeremy Riggenbach escorts his wife and daughter off the pier before the the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Chaz Low embraces his wife before the the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment 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 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 12, 2018) Stretcher bearers move a simulated Sailor in the hangar bay during a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David A. Brandenburg/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 12, 2018) Lt. John Larnerd launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, from the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann/Released)

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 12, 2018) Seaman Sydney Donovan, assigned to USS Constitution, from Tujunga, Calif., interacts with a child at McWane Science Center during Navy Week Birmingham. Birmingham is one of select cities to host a 2018 Navy Week, a week dedicated to raising U.S. Navy awareness through local outreach, community service and exhibitions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (April 12, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) receives fuel from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a fueling-at-sea (FAS). Wasp and its expeditionary strike group (ESG) are operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency and advance the up-gunned ESG concept. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 12, 2018) Lt. Stefan Menke, assigned to the "Seahawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, performs pre-flight check on an E-2D Hawkeye during flight operations on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) launches a Standard Missile (SM-2) during a missile exercise (MISSILEX). Farragut is underway for a scheduled deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts alongside allies and partners. With USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships, and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German Frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyrell K. Morris/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) launches a Standard Missile (SM-2) from the aft missile deck during a missile exercise (MISSILEX). Forrest Sherman is underway for a scheduled deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyrell K. Morris/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2018) MV-22 Osprey's assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, conduct day and night flight operations from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) on April 15, 2018. The flight deck operations certify the Osprey pilots to land on an LPD in open ocean operations and work with Navy landing support while deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado/Released)

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