NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Nearly 6,500 Sailors from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) will return home Sunday.
The HSTCSG deployed on April 11 for a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations and operate in international waters across the globe.
During the eight-month deployment, crews were deployed across the 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
PHOTOS: Sailors from Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group return to Norfolk
Returning units of the HSTCSG include the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing One, guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy, and guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Two Eight, including USS Arleigh Burke and USS Forrest Sherman.
The strike group’s ships and aircraft conducted a variety of missions, including forwarding naval presence, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation.
PHOTOS: USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group deploys
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