#CVN-75

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Photos released today of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) conducting flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea after a collision with the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel M/V Besiktas-M near Egypt back on February 12.

“Fully mission capable.”

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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the USN,named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. She is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Truman was launched on 7 September 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding,Virginia, and commissioned on 25 July 1998 with Captain Thomas Otterbein in command. The HSTCSG includes the flagship USS Harry S. Truman, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, the USS Gettysburg (CG 64), and the USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). The HSTCSG's deployment was intended to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region

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An EA-18G Growler lands on the deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), with HMS Prince of Wales (R09) visible in the background.

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Captain Leslie Mintz "Meat", (then DCAG), in a VFA-143 'World Famous Pukin Dogs' F/A-18E Super Hornet just before hitting the three wire. As of 18 NOV 2024, she is the CAG of CVW-1 'AA' aboard CVN-75 USS Harry S Truman.

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The Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) making her way down the Elizabeth River after departing the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

For a ship the size of a supercarrier, navigating the river is no small feat. A cloud of silt can be seen behind the carrier, stirred up by her massive screws. Tugs maintain close formation around the carrier, ready to step in if needed.

After navigating the river, the carrier will return to her base at Naval Station Norfolk at Hampton Roads.

At the top of the photo, the stern and upperworks of the Iowa class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) can be seen.

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Exterior damage of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) viewed from a ship’s rigid-hull inflatable boat following a collision with merchant vessel Besiktas-M, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt. 12 Feb 25

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A-6E Intruder (VA-75 / CVW-17) embarked on USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - 1996

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I wanna talk about ships and gender. Why?? Idk maybe the fact they are given names of certain gender sometimes? Like remember that time I was like "Nimitz carriers only have male names, but I want them to have some female ships"?. And despite names being male, ships are females mostly irl

Sometimes language affects gender. German, Russian and french, being languages based on gender, have ships as masculine. Yet it has always been tradition for ships to be females.

I wonder how it works in WoC tho. I have some WoC-ified ships that I'd like to share about:-

-> RMS Berengaria, formerly German and later British oceanliner, was originally named Imperator and was referred with "he/him" pronouns. But after being taken by the British, he later became a "she/her". And in my hc, she really didn't have a choice then but to play along.

-> George HW Bush (CVN-77), Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), and Harry S Truman (CVN-75) are all females in the Nimitz class, despite that they are named after males.

I'm not sure where to go much with this. I guess in WoC a ship really doesn't have it choice with names. I did once talk about how the assigned name need not be the Ship's real name, due to Flysenhower and Kittyhawk being referred with "The" before their names.

But it's interesting cause like, would all ships have the liberty to change their gender according to their preference or again have the disadvantage of needing to obey their superior companies? For those with built hc, how is the ships supposed to have an alternate name, like who would name them?

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Portrait de femme : La Lieutenante Amanda Lee, première femme pilote de jet de démonstration des célèbres et mythiques "Blue Angels" de l'US Navy.

Le lieutenant Amanda Lee est originaire de Mounds View, Minnesota. Elle est diplômée de l'Irondale High School en 2004, où elle a participé à des compétitions de soccer, de hockey sur glace et de natation. Pendant ses études à l'Université du Minnesota Duluth, Amanda s'est enrôlée dans la marine américaine en tant que technicienne en électronique d'aviation (AT) et a eu son premier commandement avec le Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) "Knighthawks". Elle a été sélectionnée pour sont admission en service en tant que pilote par le biais du Seaman-to-Admiral (STA-21) programme de mise en service en 2009.

L'année suivante, Lee a assisté à la Naval Science Institute (NSI) pour la formation des officiers à Newport, Rhode Island, et a commencé simultanément ses études à Old Dominion University à Norfolk, en Virginie, où elle a obtenu un baccalauréat ès sciences en biochimie. Amanda a obtenu sa commission dans la marine américaine en août 2013 et a fait rapport à la Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, en Floride, pour commencer sa formation de pilote naval.

Elle a suivi l'Aviation Preflight Indoctrinement (API) en Avril 2014 et a terminé la formation de vol primaire en novembre 2014 dans le T-6B Texan II au NAS Whiting Field tout en étant attaché au Training Squadron Two (VT-2) "Doerbirds". Ensuite, elle s'est rendue au NAS Kingsville, au Texas, où elle a terminé sont entraînement en vol intermédiaire et avancé dans le T-45C Goshawk tout en étant attaché au VT-22 "Golden Eagles".

Amanda Lee a été désigné aviateur naval en avril 2016. Après avoir gagné ses ailes d'or, Amanda a été intégré au Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) "Gladiators"a la NAS Oceana à Virginia Beach, Virginie, pour s'entraîner sur le F/A-18 Super Hornet. Sa première affectation à la flotte était avec le Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" de la NAS Oceana, Virginie, où elle a effectué deux déploiements de combat à bord du porte-avions USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) soutenant l'opération Inherent Resolve (OIR), l'opération Freedom Sentinel (OFS) et l'exercice Trident Juncture de l'OTAN. Parallèlement au vol, elle a occupé le poste d'officier des horaires, Officier du mess du café, officier de la division de ligne et normalisation de la formation et des procédures d'exploitation de l'aéronavale (NATOPS) Officier.

À la fin de son déploiement 2019-2020, Amanda est revenue au VFA-106 en tant qu'instructrice F/A-18 E/ Super Hornet, pilote (IP) pour former les aviateurs navals nouvellement ailés et les officiers de bord de la marine dans l'emploi tactique du Super Hornet. Tout au long de son séjour à VFA-106, Amanda a été agente des horaires, chef des opérations Représentant, officier de planification du détachement, officier de quart principal et chef d'équipe de démonstration de Rhino.

Amanda a rejoint les Blue Angels en septembre 2022. Elle cumule plus de 1 400 heures de vol et plus de 225 atterrissages arrêtés sur des porte-avions. Ses décorations comprennent quatre médailles d'honneur de la Marine et divers récompenses personnelles et unitaires.

Photos © US Navy.

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U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe

Sam LaGrone

This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident.

Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake, according to a late Saturday statement from U.S. Central Command.

The Super Hornet, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), was flying over the Red Sea when guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) fired upon it, according to the CENTCOM statement.

“Both pilots were safely recovered. Initial assessments indicate that one of the crew members sustained minor injuries,” reads a statement from CENTCOM. “This incident was not the result of hostile fire, and a full investigation is underway.”

A Navy official told USNI News the incident occurred around 3 a.m. local time on Sunday or about 7 p.m. East Coast time on Saturday. The Super Hornet was assigned to Carrier Air Wing One, and embarked aboard Truman, an official told USNI News. While the CENTCOM statement didn’t specify the squadron, the only two-seat F/A-18F squadron embarked aboard Truman are the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.

The strike group is tasked as part of the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, the mission to protect merchant traffic in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks from Yemen. Previous strike groups and independently deployed U.S. guided-missile warships have intercepted dozens of drones, guided cruise missiles and ballstic missiles as part of their mission.

Over the weekend, U.S. forces attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanna striking a missile storage facility and a command and control node, according to a Saturday statement from CENTCOM.

“CENTCOM forces conducted the deliberate strikes to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks against U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden,” reads the statement.

Gettysburg, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., is assigned to Truman and entered the Red Sea with the carrier last week, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker.

The commander of the cruiser is the air defense commander for the strike group and is responsible for detecting and defeating threats to the carrier and its escorts.

The cruiser has more than 100 vertical launch cells capable of firing missiles capable of intercepting a variety of threats. Officials have not yet disclosed the weapon the crew of the cruiser used in the incident.

Truman, its escorts and airwing deployed from Norfolk on Sept 23. Before entering the Red Sea, the strike group operated in the Atlantic off Norway and the U.K.

The following is the complete statement from U.S. Central Command. TAMPA, Fla. – Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea during the early morning hours of December 22 when their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was shot down in an apparent case of friendly fire.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman.

Both pilots were safely recovered. Initial assessments indicate that one of the crew members sustained minor injuries. This incident was not the result of hostile fire, and a full investigation is underway.

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An F/A-18E from VFA-81 "Sunliners", launching from the deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) during operations in the Red Sea (Circa Jan 2025). Enemies beware!

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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) transit the Atlantic Ocean, marking the first time a Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway, 4 June 2020.

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Uss Harry S. Truman Diseion Drision displayed in new photos

New photos showing the ability of uss Harry S. Truman when the ship and the trader broke out in the Miditerranean sea. The photos sent on Saturday by the second navy shows the tears near the aircraft of the plane, near the aircraft. The pipe that runs along the ship is completely broken. “Aimitz-Glass Aircraft Carry Harry S. Truma (CVN 75) was entered at 4:46 pm the area, in Egypt, and the…

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F/A-18C Hornet of VFA-105 'Gunslingers' assigned to CVW-3 aboard CVN-75 Harry S Truman for the last cruise - in CAG livery - with 'Legacy' Hornets, October 13th 2004 - April 18th 2005

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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) leaving the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and heading downriver towards her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

Located on the on the Elizabeth River, moving a 100,000 ton carrier through this area is no small feat. The depth of the river is shallow enough that the carrier is kicking up silt with her props.

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Another angle of the exterior damage dealt to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) following a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M in the Suez Canal, Egypt.