Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating cadets that they are starting their service at a crucial moment for the world.
The exercise, which has been in the works since 2020 and isn’t in response to rising tension with Russia, will place the Truman and its carrier strike group under NATO operational control.
A defense official said Tuesday that the change in the schedule of the USS Harry S. Truman, and the five American warships accompanying it, reflects the need for a persistent presence in Europe.
Paladins light up the sky in Poland, sailors work on C-2A Greyhounds n the Atlantic, Marine drill instructors greet new recruits at Parris Island and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
USS Lassen steams in the Atlantic, CH-53E maintenance at Fallon, fast-rope from a CH-47 at the African Lion exercise, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.