[La Enchiladita]

Historic event. Check C-Span listings.

[La Enchiladita]

Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, from Los Angeles, Calif., and a 1981 Naval Academy graduate, will become the ship's first commanding officer, leading a crew of more than 5,500 men and women, including embarked air wing personnel. George H. W. Bush will be initially homeported in Norfolk, Va., assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

The ship will support a wide variety of aircraft, including the F/A-18C Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, the E-2C/D Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft, the C-2 Greyhound logistics aircraft, the EA-6B Prowler and the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, multi-role SH-60 and MH-60 helicopters, and other future carrier-based aircraft.

[gate2wire]

Cool event.

If anyone has the opportunity to attend, I highly recommend it.

[meandog]

“Read My Ships!”

[stockstrader]

I can't even believe that an aircraft carrier will be commissioned the "George H.W. Bush"--

before the aircraft carrier "B. Hussein Obama" is commissioned!!! /s

[gate2wire]

CVN 77

http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/bush/

[Peanut Gallery]

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[jbwbubba]

President-Elect Obama is said to be thrilled by the new carrier and looks forward to sending it on missions to the persian gulf, so he can tell nations in the area he’s sending in George Bush and they know their screwed.

[Snickering Hound]

[magslinger]

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[COBOL2Java]

Meanwhile, a Thai syndicate is commisioning the "SS Bill Clinton"...

[rwa265]

It is also being carried on Fox. President George H W Bush is speaking now. PMSNBC and CNN have both ended coverage.

[rwa265]

It is also being carried on Fox. President George H W Bush is speaking now. PMSNBC and CNN have both ended coverage.