180411-N-SX983-097 NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) cast off lines in preparation for deployment. Bulkeley departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing


180411-N-SX983-097 NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) cast off lines in preparation for deployment. Bulkeley departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)


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