page_title: USS Harry S. Truman
section_title: 2011
hierarchical_section_title: USS Harry S. Truman / Ship history / 2011
caption_attribution_description: English: 120110-SY521-010 USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in drydock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for the aircraft carrier's Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). Date Picture Taken: 2/9/2012 0:00
context_page_description: USS Harry S. Truman is the eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. The ship's callsign is Lone Warrior, and she is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
  Harry S. Truman was launched on 7 September 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, and commissioned on 25 July 1998 with Captain Thomas Otterbein in command. President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker, and other notable attendees and speakers included Missouri Representative Ike Skelton, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton.
  Harry S. Truman was initially the flagship of Carrier Group Two and, beginning 1 October 2004, of Carrier Strike Group Ten.
  Beginning in 2001, the Harry S. Truman Carrier Battle Group participated in Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Summer Pulse '04, and NATO Operation Medshark/Majestic Eagle '04.
  In the first half of 2016, Harry S.
context_section_description: On 2 February, Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet named Truman as the Battle Effectiveness Award, or Battle "E", award winner, which was third consecutive Battle "E" award.  This was the sixth award in the ship's twelve-year history, having previously won the Battle "E" award in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009.
  Harry S Truman entered a Docked Planned Increment Availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in late March. 
  On 28 February, the aircraft carrier began its dry-docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) maintenance and yard overhaul period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia (pictured). During this maintenance cycle, Truman received a new main mast, an upgrade in its close-in weapons systems, and the installation of the Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) which provides the carrier with enhanced communications and cooperative engagement capabilities to assess possible threats.  Truman is expected to complete this DPIA yard overhaul in early 2012 and begin preparations for its sixth overseas deployment. Also, Truman's berthing spaces were also upgraded, installing 2,500 racks, replacing 46,000 square feet of deck and painting 106,000 square feet of spaces. 
  On 8 November, Captain Tushar Tembe died after collapsing on a pier near the ship. The ship's Executive Officer (XO) assumed the role of acting Command Officer (CO), until relieved by Captain Dee L. Mewbourne three days later, and resuming his post as XO.
caption: Dry-docked
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