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Truman leaves Norfolk shipyard after first of its kind maintenance availability


Truman leaves Norfolk shipyard after first of its kind maintenance availability
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman transits the Arabian Sea in February 2020. (MC2 Scott Swofford/Navy)
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman left Norfolk Naval Shipyard Wednesday following the conclusion of a first-ever extended carrier incremental availability, which began last year after the ship completed its third deployment in four years.
Truman arrived back in Norfolk last spring but was kept at sea for several months to prevent COVID-19 infection during the sustainment phase of its deployment cycle.
It went into the yard July 7 for what a Navy press release called the “Truman Project,” which involved “a record-breaking quantity of maintenance work and multiple equipment testing evolutions never previously attempted during a maintenance availability.” ....

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USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard > United States Navy > News-Stories


Since arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on July 7, 2020, the NNSY-Truman partnership effort, dubbed the “Truman Project” in industry terms, successfully completed a record-breaking quantity of maintenance work and multiple equipment testing evolutions never previously attempted during a maintenance availability.
“It’s not hard to see why Truman’s crew was recently declared the best in the Atlantic Fleet with the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award,” said Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, Truman’s commanding officer. “Their teamwork always shines through in overcoming challenges to the mission. I’m both honored and humbled to be part of this dedicated group!”
In total, the Truman Project completed well over 300,000 man-days of maintenance during the maintenance availability in a shorter timeline than the Planned Incremental Availabilities that aircraft carriers typically conduct at the end of three-year deployment cycles, providing a more rapid return to operational readin ....

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