The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and ships assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) transit the Atlantic Ocean while conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) on February 16, 2018. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford
Business Insider: The US Navy brags it has 7 carriers at sea — half the fleet was stuck pier-side over a month ago
* The US Navy tweeted Tuesday morning that it had seven of its 11 aircraft carriers out to sea.
* Less than two months ago, the service had around that many flattops stuck pier-side or in the yard for maintenance, malfunctions, and other issues.
* Four of the carriers previously stuck pier-side— the Harry S. Truman, John C. Stennis, Eisenhower, and Gerald R. Ford — are now underway.
The US Navy bragged on social media Tuesday morning that it currently has seven aircraft carriers underway, a major improvement over the situation in late October, when half the carrier fleet was in a non-deployable state.
"The Navy has 7 aircraft carriers underway today. NBD," the Navy Chief of Information (CHINFO) tweeted Tuesday in a humble-brag; "NBD" is an acronym for "no big deal."
Read more ....
WNU Editor: It has been a long time since seven aircraft carriers were at sea.
