 Departing in late 2000, attached to Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) the wing completed the maiden cruise of returning in June 2001.From December 2002 to April 2005, HS-7 deployed twice more onboard "Harry S. Truman".During the 2003 cruise, the ship and airwing served in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas in support of Operations NORTHERN WATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM.