July 25, 2020   
Today the USS Eisenhower arrived near Crete with USS Bataan ARG.  South of Crete there will be joint exercises with the Greek Air Force, in which Greek F-16s and American F-18s will take part.

Also The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier arrived in Crete on Tuesday, giving its 5,500 crew members a Greek island break after seven months at sea and over 2,000 missions launched against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.

The U.S. Navy extended the Truman’s deployment by one month to “keep the pressure” on Islamic State until the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier arrived to take over, Vice Admiral James Foggo, commander of the Navy’s Sixth Fleet, told Reuters.

The 1,096-feet (334-metre) Truman, as long as the Empire State Building in New York City is tall and with a 4.5-acre (1.8 hectare) flight deck, is due back home in Norfolk, Virginia in mid-July.

The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) participated in cross-deck...

Part of Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill yesterday transited Bosphorus towards Mediterranean after conducting maritime security ops, theater security engagements with allies and partners.Embarked aboard the USS Oak Hill are 26th Marine EU.

The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, underway in the Mediterranean Sea

The ARG is commanded by Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and includes amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), now sailing in the central Mediterranean Sea, amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51), transited yesterday Bosphorus towards Mediterranean.