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NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) are making preparations to get underway Sept. 1 for areas off the U.S. Gulf Coast in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relief operations associated with Hurricane Katrina. Truman will serve as the command center and afloat staging base, and will carry additional helicopters from Naval Air Station Jacksonville to support search and rescue (SAR) efforts. Whidbey Island will bring with it the capability to employ a movable causeway to the region. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance...

An intruder ( with an "Arabic" name) managed to sneak aboard a carrier while it was in port in Great Britain. The trespasser was aboard 2 hours.No damage or explosives were found. For details,click on link.

Navy Probing How Man Boarded U.S. Carrier ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy is investigating how a man was able to sneak on board an American aircraft carrier in port in England last month. On April 9, the man made it past British and American security at Portsmouth, then apparently onto a liberty boat that was transporting people to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The vessel was not connected by a walkway to land, Navy officials said. The man was detained by members of the carrier's security force after he came on board, said Lt. Mike...

NORFOLK — The Navy is investigating how a man managed to get on board the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman without authorization while the Norfolk-based ship was visiting Britain on April 9. The Truman’s security force discovered the intruder while in port at a naval base in Portsmouth, in southern England; British police removed him. "After his discovery, the ship’s security conducted a search of surrounding areas and found no suspicious packages or damage," said Cmdr. Dave Werner, a spokesman for the 2nd Fleet here. While the ship, which returns to Norfolk on Monday, had not been open for public...

STOWAWAY BOARDED US CARRIER By Suzanne Pert A NEWPORT man who boarded an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier anchored in The Solent has been made subject to an anti-social behaviour order and banned from named sensitive areas. Abdoul Masmoud Yessoufou, 37, whose address was given at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday as East Street, Newport, admitted entering a prohibited area at Portsmouth Docks. The court was told that Yessoufou was found on the USS Harry S. Truman at the weekend after he strolled past guards and hitched a ride out to the carrier on a boat used by sailors on runs...

Wed 13 Apr 2005 9:47am (UK) Naval Security Reviewed over Ship Intruder By Ben Mitchell, PA A review of security at a major UK naval base has been carried out after an alleged intruder was found on board a visiting US aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy said today. The alleged trespasser was discovered on board the USS Harry S Truman, anchored off Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hants, on Saturday night during a week-long visit to Portsmouth Naval Base. A navy spokesman said the man had allegedly passed through both Royal Navy security and US Navy security to get on board passenger...

Story Number: NNS041009-01 Release Date: 10/9/2004 7:13:00 PM From Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Nearly 7,600 Sailors will leave their homeports when the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deploys Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism. The strike group wrapped up Summer Pulse ‘04, a groundbreaking exercise involving seven carrier strike groups, in late July. During this exercise, Truman also completed its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), successfully performing a series of complex training events, which included naval surface fire support training and air-to-ground bombing off the East Coast...

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USS Truman: Out for fun and games? FILE UNDER: 'NO WAY TO DELAY THAT TROUBLE COMING EVERY DAY'USS Harry S. Truman, USS Enterprise Leave Norfolk to Test Navy's Deployment Capabilities (AP) - The USS Harry S. Truman sailed Wednesday- and the USS Enterprise left Thursday - in a test of the Navy's ability to have seven of its 12 carriers away from port simultaneously, a major shift from the way carriers have traditionally been used. The two Norfolk-based carriers are participating in the exercise, dubbed "Summer Pulse 04." "Summer Pulse 04" continues through August, with seven carriers conducting joint exercises...

Hornet, Marine Pilot MissingStory Number: NNS040627-01Release Date: 6/27/2004 8:08:00 PMFrom USS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (NNS) -- A U.S. Marine Corps pilot and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft operating from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) were reported missing June 27. The missing pilot has been identified as Capt. Franklin R. Hooks, II, 32, of Pasco, Fla. Aircraft wreckage has been recovered approximately 60 miles south of the Azores in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Harry S. Truman and its embarked aircraft have covered more than 200 square miles of water in search of the pilot....

Navy Carrier Truman Sets Sail in Test of More Flexible Fleet Deployment PlanBy Sonja Barisic Associated Press Writer Published: Jun 2, 2004 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman set sail Wednesday in a test of the Navy's ability to have seven of its 12 carriers away from port at the same time, a major shift away from the customary deployment of the fleet. A second Norfolk-based carrier, the USS Enterprise, was expected to leave Thursday to participate in the exercise, dubbed "Summer Pulse 04." The exercise continues through August with seven carriers and will include...

ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (AP) - The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman left Virginia in December for a routine overseas deployment but ended up having to "give 'em hell" in combat. The Truman, with 5,400 sailors and Marines on board, was to pull into Norfolk Naval Station on Friday, becoming the first East Coast carrier to return from the Iraq war. A second Norfolk-based carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, is due home next week. "It's kind of a relief" to be coming home, said Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Lay, 23, of Billings, Mont. "These past six...

While coming down a passageway during the ``Hour of Power'' inspection, Command Master Chief Petty Officer Beth L. Lambert, right, acknowledges Airman Jahaira Figueroa on the Roosevelt this week.Chris Tyree / The Virginian-PilotABOARD THE ROOSEVELT -- Twenty-five years ago, the military recruiting offices in America's small towns used to line up one right next to another -- Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force. Beth L. Lambert, daughter of a Marine, made her dad's service the first stop. She wasn't exactly embraced. "There was a pretty grumpy first sergeant who told me he had already met his quotas for female recruits," Lambert...

ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, in the eastern Mediterranean -- Vice Adm. Scott A. Fry, commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, told sailors and pilots aboard the nation's newest aircraft carrier Friday that their attacks on Iraq would go down in history. ``You are part of a battle force that has more combat power in the Mediterranean than has been here since World War II,'' Fry said in a visit to the Truman. ``I want you to remember that your kids -- and my grandchildren -- are going to read about what you're doing here today in their history...

ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, EAST MEDITERANNEAN (BP)--They walk step by step, a hundred men and women, shoulder to shoulder, stretching the width and walking the length of the flight deck, just as the sun rises over the horizon of a pale blue sky. These sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) may look like they're marching in slow motion, their heads down, their voices silent, but they're actually looking for debris that could cause FOD -- foreign object damage -- if sucked into a jet engine, or accelerated by jet exhaust or helicopter rotor wash. The FOD...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/23/03 - Baghdad, burning trenches, Umm Qasr,Basra,Khormal BREAKING: IRAQI MISSILES SEEN IN BAGHDAD -- Iraqi war crime BREAKING: Baghdad, Saddam burns trenches- Iraqi war crime BREAKING: Baghdad, Saddam centers "orphanage" in military complex- Iraqi war crime BREAKING: Battle of Umm Qasr, 15 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) BREAKING: Umm Qasr - Iraqis, freed by the USA BREAKING: Battle for Basra, 3/4 Lima company BREAKING: Basra, Freed Iraqis, welcome the British 2nd Royal Tank Regiment BREAKING: al Nasiriyah - Battle by US 3rd Army BREAKING: Safwan -freed Iraqis BREAKING: al-Ratka oilfield - Iraqi war...