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“The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier arrived in Crete on June 21, 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, said. 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. Meanwhile for those who serve on the ship, mail from friends and family – flown in especially – is a welcome treat. Many spend days on end “below the water line”, working less glamorous, but equally vital, jobs than the fighter pilots. Those sailors keep the ship's two nuclear reactors running smoothly and prepare munitions. Others cook more than 18,000 meals a day, do laundry, deliver mail and deal with trash for the floating city”. – Baz Ratner and Andrea Shalal via Reuters

F/A-18 fighter jet takes off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

F/A-18 fighter jet takes off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors gets a hair cut at the barber shop on board of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors gets a hair cut at the barber shop on board of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A military personnel is seen next to fighter jets on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A military personnel is seen next to fighter jets on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors attach ammunition to a F/A-18 fighter jet before a mission on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors attach ammunition to a F/A-18 fighter jet before a mission on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors stand on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors stand on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US navy sailor has his picture taken in a studio on to the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US navy sailor has his picture taken in a studio on to the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors rest on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors rest on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A pilot waits in his squadron room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A pilot waits in his squadron room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A Captain America action figure is seen on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A Captain America action figure is seen on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors wait in line for Starbucks coffee on board of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors wait in line for Starbucks coffee on board of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Pilots with the VAW-117 “Wallbangers” Airborne Command squadron wait in their room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Pilots with the VAW-117 “Wallbangers” Airborne Command squadron wait in their room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A religious book is seen on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A religious book is seen on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy sailor queues for food on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy sailor queues for food on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors use phones on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors use phones on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy officer sits in the medical clinic on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy officer sits in the medical clinic on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Hats are seen on an animal bust on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Hats are seen on an animal bust on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



US Navy sailors work out on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

US Navy sailors work out on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy sailor works out in the hangar of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy sailor works out in the hangar of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Navy F/A-18 pilot Commander Higgins from the VFA-83 Squadron also known as the “Rampagers” gets ready before a mission, on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Navy F/A-18 pilot Commander Higgins from the VFA-83 Squadron also known as the “Rampagers” gets ready before a mission, on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A pilot sits in the squadron room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A pilot sits in the squadron room on board the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy sailor exercises in the hangar of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy sailor exercises in the hangar of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 14, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy helicopter transfers equipment onto the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy helicopter transfers equipment onto the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Navy F/A-18 pilot Commander Higgins from the VFA-83  Squadron also known as the “Rampagers” climbs in to his plane before a mission, on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Navy F/A-18 pilot Commander Higgins from the VFA-83 Squadron also known as the “Rampagers” climbs in to his plane before a mission, on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A sailor uses binoculars at sundown from the bridge of the USS Harry S.Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A sailor uses binoculars at sundown from the bridge of the USS Harry S.Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



Military personnel walk on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Military personnel walk on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye lands on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye lands on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)



F/A-18 fighter jets fly over the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

F/A-18 fighter jets fly over the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 13, 2016. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
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