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‘We didn’t just deploy. We delivered’: USS Harry S. Truman strike group returns home to Norfolk
Cheers reverberated and happy tears flowed as thousands of family members and loved ones gathered Sunday to welcome home sailors from a nearly nine-month deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.
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![Petty Officer Third Class Martin Yarbrough kisses his wife Pam Yarbrough after the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) returned thousands of sailors from an eight-month deployment to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 1, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)]( "USS Truman Homecoming 2025")
Photos: USS Truman returns to Naval Station Norfolk
The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) returned thousands of sailors from an eight-month deployment to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 1, 2025. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group deployed from Norfolk in September 2024 and sailed... -
![Cox players celebrate defeating Great Bridge 2-1 in the Class 5 Region A semifinal at Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)]( "C5RA Semi BSB")
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![Capt. Leslie Mintz, who returned with squadron VFA-11 “Red Rippers”, embraces her daughter Norah Smith, 8, after returning home to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on Friday, May 30, 2025 after an over eight-month long deployment with Carrier Air Wing 1 attached to the USS Harry S. Truman. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)]( "Truman air wing homecoming")
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![Great Bridge goalkeeper Griffin Thomas (24) dives to save a shot attempt by Princess Anne’s Jaques Prefontaine (15). Great Bridge defeated Princess Anne in penalty kicks in the VHSL Class 5 Region A quarterfinals at Great Bridge Middle School in Chesapeake, Virginia, on May 28, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)]( "PA at GB C5RA QF BSOC")
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![Princess Anne’s Abby Sabatino (5) passes the ball to teammate Anna Hager (17). Princess Anne faced Kempsville in the Class 5 Region A tournament at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 27, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)]( "PA at Kempsville GLAX")
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