Army Secretary Dan Driscoll posthumously promoted seven second-generation Japanese American soldiers, known as Nisei, to the rank of second lieutenant.
The Truman saw continuous action for over 50 days, conducting precision airstrikes and launching missiles while under constant fire from Houthi militants.
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.