USS Harry S. Truman

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth  of the United States Navy, and is named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. Harry S. Truman was launched on 7 September 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship was commissioned on 25 July 1998. President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker. Starting in 2001, the Harry S. Truman Carrier Battle Group took part 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. Truman, as flagship of Carrier Strike Group 8, carried out an eight-month air operation deployment against ISIL from the Eastern Mediterranean as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

In 2025, the aircraft carrier was attacked six times by medium and close range ballistic missiles in retaliatory attacks by the Houthis.

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