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U.S.S. Harry S. Truman returns to Norfolk after extended deployment

Photo by Paul Bibeau. The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman spent 286 days at sea. It returned to Norfolk Monday.
Photo by Paul Bibeau. The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman spent 286 days at sea. It returned to Norfolk Monday.

The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman sailed into Naval Station Norfolk Monday after 286 days at sea, visiting more than a dozen countries and conducting exercises in the eastern Mediterranean as Russia invaded Ukraine.

According to Defense Department documents, the Truman will go into an overhaul in Portsmouth within the next year. The overhaul is scheduled to end in September 2023, but Navy officials did not say when it would start. 

After a cluster of suicides on the Norfolk-based U.S.S. George Washington, Navy officials acknowledged the possible connection between shipyard work and mental health issues, including suicide. 

The Navy is investigating the issue.

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