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Families gather on shore to say goodbye to the sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in Norfolk. The carrier was preparing to deploy for its current mission bolstering U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Steve Walsh
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American Homefront
The September report from the Government Accountability Office said the shortages are part of a long-standing maintenance problem for the Navy.
The American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series American Veteran to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.