US Navy Has Decided To Leave The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Out At Sea To Keep Sailors From Catching Covid-19

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 is leaving a carrier strike group at sea to keep sailors from catching the coronavirus

* Responding to the coronavirus, the Navy has decided to leave the Harry S. Truman carrier strike group out at sea for at least three weeks rather than bring it home, the service said in a statement Monday.
* The carrier and its accompanying surface ships will remain in the Western Atlantic and conduct sustainment operations underway.
* "In the face of COVID-19, we need to protect our most valuable asset, our people, by keeping the ship out to sea," 2nd Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis said in a statement.

A US Navy carrier strike group has wrapped up its latest deployment, but it isn't coming home just yet due to concerns about to the coronavirus.

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group recently completed a nearly five-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. At one point during the deployment, the USS Harry S. Truman conducted operations alongside the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in a message to Iran.

The Navy announced in a statement Monday that the CSG will remain at sea in the Western Atlantic for the time being rather than return to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. The service says it will evaluate the situation and update sailors and their families on its plans again in three weeks.

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WNU Editor: Its only for three weeks.