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USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group Headed Home

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Story Number: NNS030515-03

Release Date: 5/15/2003 9:58:00 AM

From 2nd Fleet Public Affairs

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- More than 8,000 Sailors from the ships and squadrons that comprise the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will return from deployment May 23. Most of the Sailors that deployed were from the Hampton Roads, Va., area.

The Harry S. Truman Strike Group is commanded by Rear Adm. John D. Stufflebeem, units in the Harry S. Truman Strike Group include the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 and Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 22 embarked; the guided missile cruiser USS San Jancinto (CG 56); the guided missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), USS Mitscher (DDG 57) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75); the destroyers USS Briscoe (DD 977) and USS Deyo (DD 989); the guided missile frigate USS Hawes (FFG 53); and the oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189).