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  • 3 Navy sailors assigned to USS George H.W. Bush kill themselves in a week

    09/24/2019 11:17:00 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 41 replies
    nypost.com ^ | September 23, 2019 | Ben Feuerherd
    Three Navy sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier killed themselves last week in separate incidents, officials said Monday. The commanding officer of the carrier, which is docked at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia, announced the deaths in a post on the ship’s Facebook page Monday. “It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm the loss of three Sailors last week in separate, unrelated incidents from apparent suicide. My heart is broken,” Capt. Sean Bailey wrote in the announcement. None of the deaths occurred on the carrier, which is docked at the shipyard for...
  • New Chief Petty Officers Get Pinned Aboard USS George H. W. Bush.

    12/06/2018 11:15:45 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 9 replies
    Military ^ | September 17, 2018
    Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) participate in a pinning ceremony for Fiscal Year 2019 Chief Petty Officers, Sept. 14, 2018. GHWB, with embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 staff, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean due to Sortie Condition Alpha, which ordered all ships to depart Hampton Roads in response to Hurricane Florence....
  • Obama Admin Orders US Aircraft Carrier to Persian Gulf

    06/14/2014 9:42:28 PM PDT · by kingattax · 30 replies
    Breitbart/AP ^ | 14 Jun 2014
    <p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered an aircraft carrier — the USS George H.W. Bush — to move from the northern Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf as President Barack Obama considers possible military options for Iraq.</p>
  • X-47B Completes First-Ever Carrier-Based Arrested Landing

    07/10/2013 11:12:31 AM PDT · by Daus · 46 replies
    US Navy ^ | 7/10/13 | NA
    USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, at sea (NNS) -- The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10. "By evolving and integrating new technology like the X-47B and the unmanned aircraft to follow, carriers will remain relevant throughout their 50-year lifespan," said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. Today's demonstration was the first time a tailless, unmanned autonomous aircraft landed on a modern aircraft carrier. This test marks an historic event for naval aviation that Navy leaders believe will impact...
  • USS George H.W. Bush Hosts Namesake

    07/15/2010 7:53:03 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 24 replies
    Naviy.mil ^ | 7/15/2010 | Mass Communication Specialist Seaman J. Scott St. Clair
    USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Navy's 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, received a visit from its namesake, former President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, while underway July 14. Bush and Barbara were escorted on board by Adm. J.C. Harvey, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. During his two-day visit to the aircraft carrier, Bush toured the ship, observing day-to-day operations and spending time with the crew, as well as taking part in a reenlistment ceremony for nearly 60 Sailors, which he said was an honor. "I am proud of every man and woman on...
  • USS George H.W. Bush Conducts 1st Missile Launch

    06/24/2010 12:15:01 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 8 replies
    ASD News ^ | 6/23/2010 | ASD News
    USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully fired two Evolved NATO Sea Sparrow missiles and two Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) for the first time, to conclude its first Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT), June 23. CSSQT is part of the series of qualifications and certifications the aircraft carrier must undergo in preparation for her upcoming maiden deployment. According to Combat Systems Officer, Cmdr. John B. Vliet, CSSQT is a combined effort between the Combat Systems, Operations and Weapons departments to test the aircraft carrier's self-defense systems. "It's an end-to-end testing of the Combat Systems Suite, to include tactics, techniques,...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) ~ 29 May 09

    05/28/2009 5:59:59 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 188 replies · 3,604+ views
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~ USS GEORGE HW BUSH (CVN 77) ~ PRE-COMMISSIONING 090108-N-7656T-023 NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 8, 2009) Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, walk across the hanger bay of the aircraft carrier Pre-commissioning Unit George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at Naval Station Norfolk. Bush, the ship's namesake, is aboard to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the official opening of the George H.W. Bush Tribute Room aboard the carrier. George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) will be commissioned Jan. 10 at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Tackitt/Released) Canteen Mission...
  • USS George H.W. Bush, CVN-77, conducts flight deck certification(photo thread)

    05/22/2009 12:24:47 PM PDT · by A.A. Cunningham · 77 replies · 2,466+ views
    United States Navy ^ | 19 May 2009 | Navy News Service
    090519-N-7656T-124 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 19, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 passes by the landing signal officer on the way to making the first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Tackitt/Released) 090519-N-6125G-116 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 19, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 makes the first...
  • Navy Takes Delivery of New Carrier

    05/20/2009 4:18:30 AM PDT · by Non-Sequitur · 23 replies · 1,053+ views
    Military.com ^ | 5/11/09 | Anon
    The Navy took delivery of its newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. George H.W. Bush is the 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
  • Navy's Newest Carrier Successfully Completes Acceptance Sea Trials

    04/13/2009 6:36:29 AM PDT · by Freeport · 34 replies · 2,739+ views
    Navy News ^ | 4/9/2009 | Program Executive Office Carriers
    WASHINGTON (NNS) -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed acceptance sea trials April 7-9 off the Virginia Capes and is in final preparation for delivery. Acceptance sea trials are the final test of the ship's readiness to begin fleet service. Navy representatives from the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey tested and evaluated the ship's systems and performance. Acceptance trials will formally conclude April 10. George H.W. Bush is the nation's 10th, and final, Nimitz-class carrier. The ship is designed to carry all current and future aircraft in its embarked air wing until the completion of her...
  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT BUSH...fabulous PHOTOS...01/10/09

    01/10/2009 4:01:13 PM PST · by daisyscarlett · 143 replies · 5,357+ views
    yahoo news; whitehouse.gov;daylife.com | Daisyscarlett
    President George W. Bush and his family traveled to Norfolk VA today to participate in the commissioning ceremony of the George H.W. Bush (CVN 7) in Norfolk, Va. Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney also attended this event. TRANSCRIPT OF THE SPEECH THE PRESIDENT GAVE. PLEASE READ. IT IS AWESOME. SNIFF SNIFF… This was the President’s last scheduled flight on Air Force One as the sitting president The President delivered his weekly radio address. In Focus: Defense.
  • Navy Commissions USS George H.W. Bush with Namesake on Hand

    01/10/2009 12:42:54 PM PST · by SandRat · 39 replies · 1,628+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Samantha L. Quigley
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2009 – With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, was commissioned in Norfolk, Va., today. “So what do you give a guy who has been blessed and has just about everything he has ever needed?” President George W. Bush, son of former President George H.W. Bush, joked during the ceremony. “Well, an aircraft carrier.” The story of the USS George H.W. Bush, also known as CVN 77, begins well before its keel-laying in September 2003. It began in the early days of World War...
  • *Commissioning USS George H.W.Bush LIVE on C-SPAN*

    01/10/2009 9:20:06 AM PST · by Syncro · 56 replies · 1,821+ views
    C-SPAN ^ | Jan 10, 2009 | Syncro
    Tune in now, it's in the middle of the ceremony at this time.
  • Navy to commission CVN-77, USS George H.W. Bush

    01/10/2009 6:19:47 AM PST · by Joiseydude · 60 replies · 3,843+ views
    WashTimes ^ | Saturday, January 10, 2009 | Sara A. Carter
    Former President George H. W. Bush will be honored for his military career when the U.S. Navy commissions its new aircraft carrier Saturday at Naval Station Norfolk. The president's son, President Bush, will speak as the Navy commissions the 1,092-foot CVN-77, which will be named the USS George H.W. Bush. "The president is honored to participate in the commissioning of the USS George H.W. Bush both as the commander in chief and as a proud son," White House spokesman Carlton F. Carroll told The Washington Times. On Friday, workers finished the last details on the nuclear-powered carrier, which towers 20...
  • A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 1-9-09

    01/09/2009 5:51:35 PM PST · by silent_jonny · 87 replies · 3,238+ views
    Today President Bush visited privately with the White House Communication Agency and the White House Transportation Agency, and later met with the men and women stationed at Bolling Air Force Base, where he thanked them for their service over the past eight years. Tomorrow, President & Mrs. Bush will attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H. W. Bush in Norfolk, Virginia, along with former President George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush. It was just a little over two years ago that the aircraft carrier—the 10th and final of the Nimitz class—was christened by the former President’s...
  • Navy to Commission Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush

    01/07/2009 12:46:34 PM PST · by La Enchiladita · 40 replies · 4,505+ views
    Faxts News Australia ^ | January 1, 2009 | Staff
    The Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. President George W. Bush will deliver the principal address. Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch, daughter of the ship's namesake, is the ship's sponsor. In the time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!" The lastNimitz-class aircraft carrier is named to honor World War II naval aviator and America's 41st president George H. W. Bush. Born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass., Bush began...
  • Navy plans to bring nuclear carrier to Mayport [USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)]

    12/18/2008 3:52:10 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 15 replies · 1,636+ views
    The Florida Times-Union ^ | November 19, 2008 | Timothy J. Gibbons
    Thousands more sailors will call Mayport home come 2014, when the Navy moves a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to its base there. The Navy will spend the next five years and some $400 million dredging the St. Johns River, refurbishing the wharf and building infrastructure to handle the ship, which will partially fill the void left when the John F. Kennedy was decommissioned in 2007. As well as providing a half-billion-dollar ongoing economic impact, the decision to base a carrier at Mayport Naval Station showcases the area's strategic potential, local politicians said after the announcement Monday, and cements Jacksonville's place in...
  • Navy to Commission Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush (ooooo! Bubba's gonna be Torked.)

    12/31/2008 3:42:45 PM PST · by SandRat · 80 replies · 2,733+ views
    The Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. President George W. Bush will deliver the principal address. Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch, daughter of the ship’s namesake, is the ship’s sponsor. In the time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!" The lastNimitz-class aircraft carrier is named to honor World War II naval aviator and America’s 41st president George H. W. Bush. Born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass., Bush began...
  • New carrier won't be done, but commissioning goes on

    12/19/2008 1:03:22 PM PST · by GATOR NAVY · 70 replies · 3,213+ views
    The Virginian-Pilot ^ | 19 Dec 08 | Kathy Adams and Matthew Jones
    Tugboats will pull the George H.W. Bush, the 10th and final aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class, to its January commissioning, the Navy and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding said Thursday. The big carrier should have sailed under its own power from the Newport News shipyard to Norfolk Naval Station for the Jan. 10 ceremony. It is not ready for delivery, said Margaret Mitchell-Jones, a Northrop Grumman spokeswoman. In the past, the Navy has delayed the ceremony, which marks the ship's official entry into the Navy fleet. But not this time. Navy Secretary Donald Winter set the date earlier this year, and...
  • Former president calls carrier named after him "overwhelming" [USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)]

    10/14/2006 10:07:42 AM PDT · by SwinneySwitch · 22 replies · 927+ views
    COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Former President George H.W. Bush almost had to wait a little longer to see an aircraft carrier bear his name. Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, speaking at a leadership forum with Bush at Texas A&M University on Friday, said he nearly chose a different namesake for the nuclear-powered USS George H.W. Bush christened last week in Virginia. The $6 billion CVN 77 is the last of the Nimitz-class carriers. England, whose duty included naming new carriers in his former position as secretary of the Navy, told the crowd he was torn over whether to wait for...