Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Sails with U.K. Carrier in NATO Exercise in the North Sea

The Harry S. Truman and U.K. carrier strike groups are currently in the North Sea participating in NATO exercise Neptune Strike (NEST) 24-2, a week-long exercise that began on Oct. 24 and wraps up Thursday. The exercise will span the North, Baltic, Mediterranean and Adriatic seas with air operations across central Europe and air-to-ground actions in the Baltic Sea Region. “NEST 24-2 will demonstrate the complex integration of joint high-end maritime strike capabilities. NATO will take operational control of multiple aircraft carriers and expeditionary strike groups in support of deterrence and defense of the Alliance,” reads a NATO release. NeptuneRead More