* Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw said they are 'ready to operate anywhere' as aircraft carrier carries out exercises
* Aircraft carrier under NATO command for first time since Cold War amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine
* Strike group is in the Adriatic for coordinated maritime manoeuvres and anti-submarine warfare training
* It comes President Joe Biden confirmed that he had deployed 3,000 American troops to Eastern Europe
The rear admiral leading the USS Harry S. Truman has said 'we are ready to operate anywhere' after the aircraft carrier was placed under NATO command for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw said while he would not speculate about what would come next after exercises, dubbed Neptune Strike 2022, in the Adriatic Sea come to an end this week the strike group would operate 'wherever we are needed most'.
The strike group is in the Adriatic for coordinated maritime manoeuvres, anti-submarine warfare training and long-range strike training until February 4.
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S Truman Conducting Naval Exercises In The Adriatic Sea
US aircraft carrier runs drills in Adriatic amid Russia-Ukraine tension -- CNA/Reuters
Truman strike group operations signals NATO resolve, Stoltenberg says -- The Virginia-Pilot
US carrier bolsters NATO to counter Russia as tensions reach fever pitch -- CNN