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7 days ago
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Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to return after 9-month deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will begin returning to their respective homeports following a nine-month deployment. The strike group includes USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 with nine embarked squadrons. The USS Stout and the Truman will return Sunday, per a news release issued Thursday. During the deployment, the USS Harry Truman collided with another vessel near Egypt, a F-18 Super Hornet fell overboard during an attack by the Houthis and the USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired another Super Hornet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
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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 .
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Second fighter jet crashes into the sea after landing failure on USS Harry S. Truman
For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea after the aircraft went overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier Tuesday, two U.S. officials told NBC News. There were only minor injuries after the two-seater, F-18 Super Hornet went off the deck of the aircraft carrier as it was landing around 9:45 p.m. local time Tuesday (early afternoon East Coast time) and crashed into the sea, the officials said. The two aviators aboard ejected after the failed landing, in which the aircraft failed to catch the wire, known as a "failed arrestment," one of the officials said. Just over a week ago, another fighter jet was lost from the USS Harry S. Truman. A Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the ship on April 28, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement. Tuesday's incident is under investigation. One official said that based on initial reporting, the failed arrestment happened when the tail hook failed to hook the wire that slows down the aircraft. The aircraft continued to accelerate toward the bow of the ship and went into the water, the official said. The fighter jet that fell after trying to land Tuesday was an F/A-18F, the officials said. The fighter jet that fell as it was being towed on April 28 was a $67 million F/A-18E, the Navy said. The April 28 incident happened after the jet "was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft," the Navy said in the statement about that mishap. An investigation is underway, it said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
07-05-2025
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Another fighter jet lost at sea after falling off Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier
A second fighter jet was lost after falling over the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and into the Red Sea, two U.S. officials told NBC News. There were only minor injuries after the 2-seater, F-18 Super Hornet fell off the aircraft carrier as it was landing at around 9:45 p.m. local time Tuesday (early afternoon East Coast time), the officials said. The two aviators aboard ejected after the failed landing, in which the aircraft failed to catch the wire, known as a "failed arrestment," one of the officials said. The loss of the fighter jet is the second from the USS Harry S. Truman in a little more than one week. A Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the deck of the ship on April 28, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement. Tuesday's incident is under investigation. One official said that based on initial reporting, the failed arrestment happened when the tail hook failed to hook the wire which slows down the aircraft. The aircraft continued to accelerate toward the bow of the ship and went into the water, the official said. The fighter jet that fell after trying to land Tuesday was an F/A-18F, the officials said. The fighter jet that fell as it was being towed on April 28 was a $67 million F/A-18E, the Navy said. The April 28 incident happened after the jet "was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft," the Navy said in the statement about that mishap. An investigation is underway, it said.
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28-04-2025
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$70M Navy F-18 fighter jet falls into Red Sea off the USS Harry S Truman
The U.S. Navy on Monday said that an aircraft carrier responsible for launching strikes in the Red Sea against Houthi terrorists lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet that went overboard. The USS Harry S. Truman lost the fighter jet and a tow tractor while operating in the vast waterway. The plane was actively under tow in a hangar bay when the crew lost control of the aircraft. The jet and tow then went overboard and were lost, the Navy said. Sailors towing the aircraft took "immediate action" to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard, the Navy said. Navy Deploys Additional Warship To Curb Illegal Immigration, Drug Smuggling At The Southern Border All naval personnel were accounted for, though one sailor sustained minor injuries. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Read On The Fox News App Fox News Digital has reached out to the Navy for more information. The F-18 Super Hornet is estimated to cost approximately $67.4 million, according to the Navy Air Systems Command. This was not the first fighter jet to fall off the USS Harry S. Truman. An F/A-18 Super Hornet was lost at sea after falling off the aircraft carrier near Naples, Italy, after it was blown overboard by "unexpected" heavy winds in July 2022. In December 2024, an F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S. military said at the time. Despite the most recent loss, the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, a coalition of U.S. warships deployed to the Red Sea, and an air wing remain fully mission-capable, officials said. Trump's Use Of Warship For Border Enforcement A 'Smart' Use Of Military Force, Expert Says The strike group consists of the Truman aircraft carrier and nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28, and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg. The aircraft carrier has been operating in the Red Sea, where it has launched strikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen. The Iran-backed group has claimed to have attacked the USS Harry S. Truman and its accompanying warships in recent weeks, as well as against merchant vessels navigating the Red Sea. Click To Get The Fox News App The attacks escalated after President Donald Trump launched a military campaign against the group on March 15. The Houthis have targeted ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas, following its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The U.S. military has pummeled over 800 targets since mid-March in a campaign aimed at eliminating the Houthis, according to a recent update from U.S. Central Command. Fox News Digital's Lawrence Richard and The Associated Press contributed to this article source: $70M Navy F-18 fighter jet falls into Red Sea off the USS Harry S Truman
