From U.S. Fleet Forces Public Affairs
NORFOLK, Va. — More than 6,500 Sailors assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) will leave Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment, Sep. 23-25.
The carrier strike group consists of the flagship USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75); Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 with nine embarked aviation squadrons; staffs from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, CVW-1, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28; the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64); and two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).
The squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 embarked aboard Harry S. Truman include:
-The “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11
-The “Pukin’ Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143
-The “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81
-The “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136
-The “Main Battery” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 144
-The “Seahawks” of Control Squadron (VAW) 126
-The “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72
-The “Dragonslayers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11
-A detachment from the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Squadron (VRC) 40
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