Truman strike group returning

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Truman strike group returning
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jun 4, 2008 8:25:41 EDT

NORFOLK, Va. — About 7,500 sailors of the Harry S. Truman strike group are expected to return to Norfolk on Wednesday morning after seven months at sea.

The group spent the past months supporting ground troops in Iraq, watching for pirates off the Horn of Africa, guarding oil platforms in the Persian Gulf and training with several navies from the west coast of Africa to the Black Sea.

It also approached and assisted more than 1,000 local ships in the waters of the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. Officials say the visits were a way to say hello, build good will and urge locals to contact the Navy with any reports of piracy, smuggling and other activity.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_truman_060408/