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Sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman prepare to get underway on December 5, 2002, while family members and friends look on from the pier in Norfolk, Virginia.
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
Date deployed: December 5, 2002. The carrier returned home on May 23, 2003.
Destination: Mediterranean Sea
Type of vessel: Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
Home port: Norfolk, Virginia
Total personnel: Approximately 8,000 in battle group
Aircraft: 12 squadrons with more than 80 aircraft
Armament: Three NATO Sea Sparrow missile launchers, four
20mm Phalanx rapid-fire close-range guns
Maximum speed: 30-plus knots
Power plant: Two nuclear reactors
Flight deck: 4.5 acres
Commissioned: July 25, 1998
CARRIER AIRWING 3
VF-32 Swordsmen (10 F-14A Tomcats)
VFA-37 Bulls (12 F/A-18C Hornets)
VFA-105 Gunslingers (12 F/A-18C Hornets)
VMFA-115 (12 F/A-18A Hornets)
VAQ-130 Zappers (4 EA-6B Prowlers)
VAW-126 Seahawks (4 E-2C Hawkeyes)
VS-22 Checkmates (8 S-3B Vikings)
HS-7 Dusty Dogs (6 SH-60F Sea Hawks, 6 HH-60H Sea Hawks)
VRC-40 Rawhides (2 C-2A Greyhounds)
Detachment 3
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