Fighter aircraft from the US carrier Harry S. Truman flew their first missions on Tuesday as part of the anti-Daesh operations in Syria and Iraq, the US Navy said in a press release.
WASHINGTON
(Sputnik) — On December 16, the aircraft carrier joined the US 5th
Fleet, ending a two-month gap where the United States had no carrier
presence in the Persian Gulf.
"Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7
join French nuclear powered aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91)
in conducting combined combat operations in Iraq and Syria from the
Arabian Gulf," the US Navy stated on Tuesday.
The
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group was deployed in support of the
US-led Operation Inherent Resolve against Daesh, which is outlawed
in Russia as well as in other countries.
The aircraft carrier will also contribute to maritime security
operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the Middle East
region, according to the US Navy.
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