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Officials: Carrier Truman, French Flattop to Head to Gulf for ISIS Strikes

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150920-N-MQ094-034 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2015) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Pukin’ Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway participating in a composite training unit exercise in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class E. T. Miller/Released)

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group has entered the Mediterranean on its way to the Persian Gulf to join a French carrier in war strikes against the so-called Islamic State group militants.

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David B. Larter was the naval warfare reporter for Defense News.