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Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Carriers Truman, Eisenhower Swap Deployment Dates

USS Harry S. TrumanThe aircraft carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman are trading places. One will deploy sooner than planned; the other will deploy later, the Navy announced Monday morning.

The unusual swap affects thousands of Norfolk sailors and their families and stems, at least in part, from delays at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where the Eisenhower has been undergoing maintenance since last fall.

Under the new plan, the Truman will take the Eisenhower's place, deploying to the Middle East sometime in late 2015. The Eisenhower will then deploy sometime in 2016, when the Truman was originally scheduled to ship out.

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