Home beckons for America's floating military fortress in Med The 5,500-strong crew aboard the nuclear-powered USS Truman aircraft carrier, deployed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, is engaged in the campaign against so-called Islamic State (IS) jihadists. F-16 fighter jet pilots take off from the deck to drop explosives on IS targets in Syria. The Truman was supposed to be on its way home to Norfolk, Virginia by now but its mission was extended by President Barack Obama for an extra month as part of efforts to intensify the campaign. But soldiers admit home is calling strongly after nearly seven months at sea. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES