Navy carrier strike group deploys from Va., Fla.

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — More than 5,000 sailors are heading overseas as part of an at least eight-month deployment.

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun departed from Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday.

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