USS Theodore Roosevelt returns to San Diego [Video]

SAN DIEGO — Thursday is a big day as the USS Theodore Roosevelt returns to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego after undergoing an 18-month modernization process.

The process is called docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) and was conducted at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. 

The aircraft carrier departed Bremerton, Washington, on March 17, shifting its homeport back to San Diego.

“I’m so grateful for the unrelenting work our crew and shipyard teammates put into this milestone,” said Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Schrum. “Their sacrifices have enabled us to rejoin the Fleet and return to being a warship for our nation. Thanks also to our Sailors and their families for their resiliency and to the Puget Sound communities for their unwavering support.”

Before DPIA, the USS Theodore Roosevelt was homeported in San …