Breaking : Pentagon says USS Truman Carrier Strike Group to Sail to Eastern Mediterranean next week

The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its carrier strike group are set to leave Naval Station Norfolk Monday for a deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

More than 6,500 sailors are assigned to the strike group which includes:

1 x Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64)

2 x Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Stout (DDG 55) & USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).

It will be the 5th American Aircraft Carrier deployed in the region since Oct. 2023.