US Edition‘We delivered’: USS Harry S. Truman returns home after brutal deployment
- On June 1, 2025, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, accompanied by its associated vessels, arrived back at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, concluding an eight-month mission.
- The deployment was twice-extended, shifting mid-mission from routine NATO exercises in the North Sea to combat operations mainly in the Red Sea against Houthi militants in Yemen.
- Over a span of 50 days of sustained strikes, the strike group flew in excess of 13,000 sorties, delivering upwards of 1.1 million pounds of munitions—including Tomahawk missiles and precision air attacks—to weaken Houthi forces and impede threats targeting maritime traffic.
- The deployment included mishaps such as three lost fighter jets worth about $67 million each, a February cargo ship collision that led to the captain's relief, but reported no sailor casualties despite frequent Houthi attacks.
- Leadership described the mission as combat-intensive and emphasized learning lessons to inform future operations, while sailors reunited with families after 251 days apart, marking the deployment as challenging but successful.
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Whidbey News-TimesVAQ-144 returns from 8-month deployment
The Main Battery of VAQ-144 returned to NAS Whidbey Island over the first weekend of June.
Bittersweet homecoming for USS Harry S. Truman
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — On Sunday, thousands of people were excited to greet their USS Harry S. Truman sailors pier side. Families reunite with sailors as USS Harry S. Truman returns in Norfolk It was a bittersweet homecoming after an extended deployment that made headlines several times for not just missions, but million-dollar mishaps. Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman loses aircraft, tow tractor Carrier Strike Group 8 lost 3 F/A-18 …
‘We didn’t just deploy. We delivered’: USS Harry S. Truman strike group returns home to Norfolk
NORFOLK — After nearly nine months at sea, sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group look forward to fast food and home-cooked meals, birthday celebrations and trips across the country now that they’re back on land.…
'We Didn't Just Deploy. We Delivered': USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group Returns Home to Norfolk
After nearly nine months at sea, sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group look forward to fast food and home-cooked meals, birthday celebrations and trips across the country now that they’re back on land.
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