Harry S. Truman CSG enters 5th Fleet, ending carrier gap

Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered U.S. 5th Fleet’s area of operations on Dec. 14, ending the gap in U.S. carrier presence created by the departure of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in October.

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By U.S. Navy photo by Jeffrey G. Katz. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

USS Harry S. Truman joins French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which entered the same area earlier this month.

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