USS Truman has once again started routine flight operations in the Mediterranean after spending nearly a week at an American facility in Greece.
Repairs were conducted over five days by the Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) with a team from Norfolk at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece.
"The rapid repair effort on Truman was a testament to our expeditionary maintenance expertise and the exceptional collaboration with our Norfolk Naval Shipyard teammates and industry partners," said Capt. Mollie Bily, FDRMC commanding officer.
The ship is now able to finish its deployment, according to the Navy. A typical carrier deployment lasts six to nine months. The USS Truman left Hampton Roads Sept. 23, 2024.
“Our ship remains operationally ready to complete deployment with mission and purpose on full display by the entire crew,” said Capt. Chris Hill, commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman. “We are out here launching and recovering aircraft, ready to ‘Give ‘em Hell’ with combat credible power.”
Hill has been commander of the USS Eisenhower, which has been in maintenance in Hampton Roads after returning from its deployment to the Red Sea. Hill became the interim commander of the USS Truman after the Navy fired its commander roughly a week after the carrier collided with Besiktas-M, a Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel, at the mouth of the Suez Canal on Feb. 12.
At the time of the accident, the Truman was getting ready to return to the Red Sea. The area had seen intense activity for the Navy, but the pace of missile and drone attacks has curtailed as a fragile ceasefire takes shape between Israel and Hamas.
Since leaving Norfolk, Carrier Air Wing 1 has flown over 5,500 sorties, including two self-defense strikes into Houthi-controlled Yemen territory and a large force strike against ISIS-Somalia targets in Northeast Somalia in coordination with U.S. Africa Command.
