Truman, strike group begin homecomings from Red Sea deployment
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will return in the coming days from its nine-month deployment, with the Truman itself returning Sunday.
The carrier group includes the USS Gettysburg, USS Stout, USS Jason Dunham, and Carrier Air Wing 1. Carrier Air Wing 1, with its nine embarked squadrons, will return from Thursday to Saturday, while the USS Stout will return Sunday, along with the Truman, according to a news release issued Thursday.
The Truman shipped out for the Red Sea to beef up U.S. forces combatting the Houthi rebels in Yemen in September Its deployment was extended in March.
The deployment had made headlines repeatedly. The carrier collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt, a F-18 Super Hornet fell overboard during an attack by the Houthis, and the USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down another Super Hornet in December .
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