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Troth tests breathing apparatus

ATLANTIC OCEAN–Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Brandon Troth, from Pomeroy, Wash., tests a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) mask aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), July 28, 2024.

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, and drive future warfighting development.