ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class McDowell Jones, front, trains Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kodie Rippee to direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Fighting Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), which evaluates the strike group's ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, ultimately certifying the Harry S. Truman carrier Strike Grou

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class McDowell Jones, front, trains Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kodie Rippee to direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Fighting Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), which evaluates the strike group's ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, ultimately certifying the Harry S. Truman carrier Strike Group for deployment. ( Navy

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