MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 15, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Osvaldo Sanchez, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, paints landing gear on an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). As the Carrier Strike Group 8 flag ship, Truman's support of Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrates the capability and flexibility of Naval Forces, and its resolve to eliminate the terrorist group ISIS and the threat it poses.

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