Since arriving to the Mediterranean Sea in December, the Harry S. Truman Provider Strike Group (HSTCSG), together with Truman, Fridtjof Nansen and San Jacinto, have routinely operated alongside the Italian Armed Forces.
“Previous to our go to, we sailed alongside our Italian companions at sea throughout a number of operations with the plane service ITS Cavour (C 550) and a number of other Italian floor ships,” stated Rear Adm. Curt Renshaw, commander, Provider Strike Group 8. “All concerned demonstrated our skill to combine seamlessly.”
Key maritime integration occasions have included tri-carrier operations amongst HSTCSG, the ITS Cavour service strike group and the FS Charles de Gaulle service strike group, in addition to Provider Air Wing (CVW) 1’s mixed operations with the Italian Air Drive. Truman has continued supporting NATO’s defensive capabilities by collaborating in enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission on the Alliance’s Jap flank.
Although bolstering US dedication to the NATO Alliance is essential to Truman’s presence within the area, routine port visits present the chance to bolster our enduring reference to Italy. Capt. Gavin Duff, Truman’s commanding officer, emphasised the significance of multinational cooperation demonstrated by routine port visits.
“A major side of this deployment is centered on our longstanding relationships with European Allies and Companions, to incorporate Italy,” stated Duff. “In the identical method we now have benefited from our coaching with the extraordinary professionals of the Italian Navy and Air Drive, we’re grateful for the chance to expertise the tradition, historical past and generosity of the Italian folks.”
Echoing Capt. Duff’s feedback on the significance of port visits to total cultural exchanges and interpersonal relations amongst Allies and Companions, Cmdr. Glen Atherton, San Jacinto’s government officer, spoke to the advantages of port visits to all concerned.
“The Sailors on this strike group have been doing an outstanding job in contributing to the NATO mission,” stated Atherton. “This port go to is a good way for our crew to loosen up from the every day calls for of being out to sea.”
Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Provider Strike Group (HSTCSG); further components of the service strike group embody the 9 squadrons of Provider Air Wing (CVW) 1, commanded by Capt. Patrick Hourigan; the workers and guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, commanded by Capt. Todd Zenner, which embody: USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), USS Cole (DDG 67), USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109); the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Fridtjof-Nansen class frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310), deployed as a part of the Cooperative Deployment Program; and San Jacinto, commanded by Capt. Christopher Marvin.
The strike group is on a scheduled deployment within the U.S. Sixth Fleet space of operations in assist of naval operations to take care of and generate maritime stability and safety, for the U.S., and Allied and Associate pursuits in Europe and Africa.
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