180411-N-CF105-169 NORFOLK (April 11, 2018) Rear Adm. Eugene H. Black, commander of Carrier Strike Group 8, shakes hands with German navy Cmdr. Oliver Pfenning, commanding officer of the Sachsen-class German navy frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is departing Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Harry S. Truman as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, as well as the Sachsen-class German navy frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Pat Morrissey/Released)