Carrier Strike Group 8 (2018 - 2018)

During the training operation, the 7,000 crew members of the USS Harry S. Truman must perform extremely strenuous physical labor. The sailors will conduct and analyze several thousand takeoffs and landings until every last detail is perfected. Because later in combat, mere seconds will often determine the survival of the pilots and the crew on board.

For two weeks, the aircraft carrier strike group Carrier Strike Group 8 is undertaking one of the toughest military exercises in the US Navy. Tactical cooperation between several crews from three different nations is paramount in this training exercise. The 7,000 sailors on board are repeatedly subjected to gunfire and attacks. Fires are extinguished and evacuations are practiced – extremely realistic combat scenarios. Our report shows how the team is meeting these challenges.