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http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/07/13/after-smashing-isis-carrier-truman-returns-home-virginia/87046986/
"NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The commander of the Truman Carrier Strike Group says that for most of the last 240 days, his ships and aircrews smashed ISIS.
“The message is that the Navy is incredibly flexible, adaptable and we’re relentless and we will find you,” said Rear Adm. Brett “Pops” Batchelder shortly after the carrier Harry S. Truman tied up here to the cheers of thousands of friends and families July 13. “We operated from both the Arabian Gulf and the Mediterranean to strike ISIS targets and we can do this anywhere in the world we choose to do it.”
For most of their extended deployment, they operated from 5th Fleet and the Persian Gulf, except the last two weeks when they struck ISIS targets from the eastern Mediterranean — a first for the U.S. Navy since the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, when the Truman operated from the same location, striking deep into Iraq. They also shattered previous records for strike missions against the Islamic State group.".....>
"NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The commander of the Truman Carrier Strike Group says that for most of the last 240 days, his ships and aircrews smashed ISIS.
“The message is that the Navy is incredibly flexible, adaptable and we’re relentless and we will find you,” said Rear Adm. Brett “Pops” Batchelder shortly after the carrier Harry S. Truman tied up here to the cheers of thousands of friends and families July 13. “We operated from both the Arabian Gulf and the Mediterranean to strike ISIS targets and we can do this anywhere in the world we choose to do it.”
For most of their extended deployment, they operated from 5th Fleet and the Persian Gulf, except the last two weeks when they struck ISIS targets from the eastern Mediterranean — a first for the U.S. Navy since the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, when the Truman operated from the same location, striking deep into Iraq. They also shattered previous records for strike missions against the Islamic State group.".....>
