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US Navy - Aircraft Carrier
CVN 77 - USS George H. W. Bush
 
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Type, class: Aircraft Carrier - CVN; Nimitz class
Builder: Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA (now Huntington Ingalls)
 
STATUS:
Awarded:
January 26, 2001
Laid down: May 19, 2003
Launched: October 9, 2006
Commissioned: January 10, 2009
IN SERVICE
 
Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
Namesake: George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018), 41st President of the USA
Ships Motto: FREEDOM AT WORK
Technical Data: see: INFO > Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier - CVN
 
 
Deployments / Carrier Air Wings embarked / major maintenance periods:

 
May 2009
with Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) - shakedown cruise - Atlantic Ocean
June 2009 - January 2010: Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia
May 2011 - December 2011 with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) - Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea. Persian Gulf
July 2012 - December 2012: Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
February 2014 - November 2014 with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) - Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea. Persian Gulf
June 2015 - July 2016: Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
January 2017 - August 2017  with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) - Mediterranean Sea, 5th Fleet AOR
February 2019 - August 2021: Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
August 2022 - April 2023 with Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) - Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea

January 2024 - ??: Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
 
 
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January 2024 - ??: Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia

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arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 2024 120
arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 2024 119
arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 2024 116
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 2024 118
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 115
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 114
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 117
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 113
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 112
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush naval station norfolk naval shipyard nnsy virginia planned incremental availability pia 111
transferring from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - January 11, 2024

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier frs squadron qualifications 109
carrier qualifications - Atlantic Ocean - June 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier fleet replacement squadron qualifications 110
carrier qualifications - Atlantic Ocean - June 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier ammunition offload 107
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - May 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier ammunition offload 108
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - May 2023

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ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - May 2023

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ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - May 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier ammunition offload 104
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - May 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier naval station norfolk virginia 101
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 23, 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier returning norfolk virginia 100
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 23, 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier returning naval station norfolk virginia 2023 99
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 23, 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 strait gibraltar 98
with CVW-7 embarked - Strait of Gibraltar - April 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 strait gibraltar 97
with CVW-7 embarked - Strait of Gibraltar - April 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 ionian sea 2023
with CVW-7 embarked - Ionian Sea - April 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 96
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - March 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 nsa souda bay crete greece 95
with CVW-7 embarked - Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 94
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - March 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 exercise juniper oak israel 92
with CVW-7 embarked - exercise Juniper Oak, Mediterranean Sea - January 2023

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 91
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - November 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 90
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - November 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 split croatia 89
arriving in Split, Croatia - November 3, 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 86
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 88
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 87
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 souda bay crete 84
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 nsa souda bay greece 83
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 souda bay crete greece 85
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 82
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 ionian sea 81
with CVW-7 embarked - Ionian Sea - September 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 80
replenishment at sea (RAS) - Ionian Sea - September 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 79
replenishment at sea (RAS) - Ionian Sea - September 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 adriatic sea 77
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - August 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 78
with CVW-7 embarked - Adriatic Sea - August 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 ionian sea 76
with CVW-7 embarked - Ionian Sea - August 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-7 75
with CVW-7 embarked - Ionian Sea - August 2022

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 73
Atlantic Ocean - June 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 72
Atlantic Ocean - June 2022

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy mq-25 aerial refueling drone 71
Boeing MQ-25 aerial refueling drone tests - Atlantic Ocean - December 2021

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy boeing mq-25 drone 70
Boeing MQ-25 aerial refueling drone tests - Atlantic Ocean - December 2021

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 69
Atlantic Ocean - August 2021

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 68
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia - August 2020

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departing dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia - August 2020

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy drydock dpia norfolk 66
Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) - Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia / February 2019 - August 2020

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy dpia norfolk naval shipyard 65
Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) - Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia / February 2019 - August 2020

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 64 atlantic ocean
Atlantic Ocean - November 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 63
Atlantic Ocean - November 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 60
Atlantic Ocean - August 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy mv-22b osprey 62
Atlantic Ocean - August 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 61
Atlantic Ocean - August 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 59
Atlantic Ocean - May 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 58
Atlantic Ocean - May 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 57
Atlantic Ocean - May 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 56
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - March 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 54
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - March 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 55
ammunition offload - Atlantic Ocean - March 2018

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy naval station norfolk virginia 53
Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy returning norfolk 52
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 saxon warrior exercise 50
with CVW-8 embarked - during exercise Saxon Warrior - August 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 exercise saxon warrior 51
with CVW-8 embarked - during exercise Saxon Warrior - August 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 49
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - June 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 48
Arabian Gulf - April 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 47
with CVW-8 embarked - 5th Fleet AOR - March 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 46
with CVW-8 embarked - 5th Fleet AOR - March 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 souda bay crete greece 44
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 mediterranean sea 45
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 40
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 43
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 42
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 39
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 90
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 41
with CVW-8 embarked - Mediterranean Sea - February 2017

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier comptuex 2016 37
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier comptuex 2016 38
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier comptuex 2016 39
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 38
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 comptuex 37
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 36
with CVW-8 embarked - Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) - December 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 34
Atlantic Ocean - August 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 35
Atlantic Ocean - August 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 flight deck 43
Atlantic Ocean - August 2016

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier 2016 42
Atlantic Ocean - August 2016

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy departing norfolk 17
departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard after PIA - July 2016

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier norfolk virginia 2016 18
departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard after PIA - July 2016

June 2015 - July 2016: Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shiyard, Portsmouth, Virginia

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier norfolk naval shipyard nnsy planned incremental availability pia 2015
arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for an eight-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) - June 16, 2015

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy returning norfolk 33
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 arabian gulf 2014 29
with CVW-8 embarked - Arabian Gulf - October 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 arabian gulf 2014 28
with CVW-8 embarked - Arabian Gulf - October 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 arabian gulf 2014 26
with CVW-8 embarked - Arabian Gulf - August 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 arabian gulf 2014 27
with CVW-8 embarked - Arabian Gulf - August 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 birthday 08
Sailors of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) embarked assemble in formation on the flight deck in honor of the ship's namesake's 90th birthday on June 12, 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 32
with CVW-8 embarked - 5th Fleet AOR - April 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 d-615 jean bart 31
with French Frigate D-615 FS Jean Bart - Arabian Gulf - April 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 gulf of aden 30
with CVW-8 embarked - Gulf of Aden - March 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 29
with CVW-8 embarked - Gulf of Aden - March 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2014 35
with CVW-8 embarked - March 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 suez canal 28
with CVW-8 embarked - Suez Canal - March 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 gibraltar 2014 20
with CVW-8 embarked - Gibraltar - February 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 strait of gibraltar 26
with CVW-8 embarked - Gibraltar - February 2014

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 gibraltar 27
with CVW-8 embarked - Gibraltar - February 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier 2014 49 norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia - February 2014

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2013 15
with CVW-8 embarked - December 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 blue angels 25
with CVW-8 embarked - December 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2013 30
with CVW-8 embarked - November 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2013 31
with CVW-8 embarked - November 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2013 32
with CVW-8 embarked - November 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 24
with CVW-8 embarked - August 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier naval station norfolk virginia 23
departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 20
Atlantic Ocean - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 18
Atlantic Ocean - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 19
Atlantic Ocean - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy x-47b ucas 52
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea.
July 2013 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy northrop grumman x-47b uav 53

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy x-47b ucas uav tests 11
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush x-47b uav tests 2013 16
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush x-47b uav tests 2013 07
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy x-47b ucas uav 21
Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy x-47b ucas 22
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy x-47b 17
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System tests aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h w bush x-47b uav tests hangar bay 2013 04
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System inside the hangar bay aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2013

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 16
ammunition transfer - Atlantic Ocean - March 2012

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier norfolk virginia 2011 25
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy returning norfolk 15
returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2011

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 arabian sea 2011 24
with CVW-8 embarked - Arabian Sea - November 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy naples italy 14
with CVW-8 embarked - Naples, Italy - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy naples 13
with CVW-8 embarked - Naples, Italy - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy cartagena spain 12
with CVW-8 embarked - Cartagena, Spain - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 cartagena spain 11
with CVW-8 embarked - Cartagena, Spain - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 09
with CVW-8 embarked - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2011 19
with CVW-8 embarked - June 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 09
with CVW-8 embarked - during exercise Saxon Warrior - Atlantic Ocean - May 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 exercise saxon warrior 10
with CVW-8 embarked - during exercise Saxon Warrior - Atlantic Ocean - May 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush aircraft carrier nimitz class us navy 08
March 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 57
with CVW-8 embarked - January 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 07
with CVW-8 embarked - January 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 05
with CVW-8 embarked - January 2011

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 06
with CVW-8 embarked - January 2011

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2010 23
with CVW-8 embarked - October 2010

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2010 61
with CVW-8 embarked - October 2010

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier cvw-8 2010 60
with CVW-8 embarked - October 2010

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier 2010 22
June 2010

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier air wing cvw-8 04
aircraft of CVW-8 in the hangar deck - May 2010

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier hangar 2010 63
various training aircraft in the hangar deck - April 2010

cvn-77 uss george h. w. bush nimitz class aircraft carrier mayport florida 03
maiden port call - Mayport, Florida - March 2010

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier 2010 21
February 2010

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February 2010

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February 2010

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February 2010

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February 2010

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January 2010

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January 2010

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April 2009

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier 2009 33
April 2009

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier commissioning ceremony 2009 05
commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

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commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

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commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

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commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

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commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier commissioning ceremony 2009 76
commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 10, 2009

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier christening ceremony newport news 2006 77
christening ceremony at Newport News, Virginia - October 7, 2006

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier flooding drydock newport news shipbuilding 2006 78
flooding the drydock - September 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier construction newport news shipbuilding 2006 79
under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding - September 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier construction newport news shipbuilding 2006 80
under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding - September 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier construction newport news shipbuilding 2006 81
under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding - September 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

cvn-77 uss george h w bush aircraft carrier placing island in position newport news shipbuilding 2006 82
placing the island in position - July 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

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placing the island in position - July 2006 (Northrop Grumman photo via NNS)

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George H. W. Bush

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George H. W. Bush (June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018):
 
George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, to Dorothy Walker Bush and Prescott Bush (Republican Senator Connecticut 1952-1962). Mr. Bush graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts on his 18th birthday, June 12, 1942. That same day, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class. Receiving his wings and commission in June 1943 while still 18 years old, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy at that time.

On active duty from August 1942 to September 1945 during World War II, Mr. Bush flew torpedo bombers off the USS San Jacinto. On September 2, 1944, Mr. Bush's plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire while making a bombing run over the Bonin Island of Chichi Jima, 600 miles south of Japan. Although the plane was afire and severely damaged, he completed his strafing run on the targeted Japanese installation before flying towards sea to bail out. Mr. Bush was able to bail out successfully and was rescued by a Navy submarine, the USS Finback. Tragically, his two crew members were killed. For his courageous service in the Pacific Theater, Mr. Bush was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals.

On January 6, 1945, Mr. Bush married Barbara Pierce of Rye, New York. Today they are the parents of five children: George, John (Jeb), Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy Bush Koch. Their second child, Robin, died of leukemia in 1953. The Bushes have 14 grandchildren.

Following World War II, Mr. Bush entered Yale University, where he pursued a degree in economics and served as captain of the varsity baseball team. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1948.

After his graduation, George and Barbara Bush moved to Texas, where he worked as an oil field supply salesman for Dresser Industries. In 1951, he co-founded a small royalty firm, The Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company. Two years later he co-founded the Zapata Petroleum Corporation. In 1954, at the age of 30, he became co-founder and president of a third firm, Zapata Off-Shore. Zapata pioneered in experimental offshore drilling equipment.

Following an unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in 1964, Mr. Bush was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966 from Texas' 7th District. One of the few freshman members of Congress ever elected to serve on the Ways and Means Committee, he was reelected to the House two years later without opposition. Mr. Bush lost a second campaign for the Senate in 1970.

During the 1970's, Mr. Bush held a number of important leadership positions. In 1971, he was named U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He served there until 1973, when he became Chairman of the Republican National Committee. In October 1974, Mr. Bush traveled to Peking, where he served as Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office during the critical period when the United States was renewing ties with the People's Republic of China. In 1976, Mr. Bush was appointed Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He is given credit for strengthening the intelligence community and helping to restore morale at the CIA while Director of the agency.

In 1980, Ronald Reagan selected George Bush to be his running mate. On January 20, 1981, Mr. Bush was sworn in for the first of two terms as Vice President. In that office, Mr. Bush coordinated Administration efforts to combat international terrorism and wage the international war on drugs. Vice President Bush also piloted a task force on regulatory relief, aimed at reducing government and increasing American competitiveness.

In 1988, George Bush became his Party's nominee and the American people's choice to be the 41st President of the United States.

President Bush's leadership proved critical to the resolution of some of the most daunting conflicts of our time. After 40 years of superpower stalemate, historic events became almost commonplace: The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany; the end of the Cold War and the flowering of democracy in Eastern Europe; the emergence of a new partnership with Russia, anchored by the historic arms reduction treaties, START I and START II -- the first-ever agreements to dismantle and destroy strategic weapons since the advent of the nuclear age.

On the international economic front, President Bush sought to seize new opportunities through a policy of free trade, pushing to lower trade restrictions and tariff barriers in the GATT talks. In the hemisphere, President Bush's free trade efforts culminated in the Enterprise for the Americas initiative and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

With the passing of the Cold War came new challenges. Seeking to demonstrate the post-Cold War possibilities for collective security, President Bush marshaled a 30 nation coalition to oppose Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Desert Storm stands as a testament to Presidential leadership -- and American resolve in an uncertain and often dangerous world.

On the domestic scene, the Bush Administration pushed new ideas for educational reform, home ownership, and environmental protection. The Americans with Disabilities Act paved new ground for aiding the disadvantaged, and the revision of the Clean Air Act was deemed to be the most significant environmental legislation ever passed.

The President and Mrs. Bush are residents of Houston, Texas, and serve on the Board of Visitors of M.D. Anderson Hospital. They are members of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, where President Bush was a former vestryman. He is currently on the board of the Episcopal Church Foundation and serves on the vestry of St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Bush died on November 30, 2018, at the age of 94 years, 171 days, currently being the longest-lived president in American history.
 
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77):
 
Delivery and shakedown:
USS George H. W. Bush was officially delivered to the Navy on 11 May 2009.

The first fixed-wing flights were conducted on 19 May 2009 when F/A-18 Super Hornets from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland began flight deck certification, which tests a carrier's ability to conduct air operations. On 26 May 2009, Former President George H.W. Bush and his daughter, Dorothy Bush Koch, flew aboard the carrier to observe flight operations during the ship's underway period in the Atlantic Ocean. USS George H.W. Bush successfully completed her first flight deck certification on that day.

Bush returned to Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard on 18 June 2009 for post-delivery maintenance work, also known as the ship's post shakedown availability (PSA). A PSA is a typical availability in the early life of a carrier that allows the Navy and builder to resolve any items that came up during trials and delivery and make any last-minute changes and upgrades. Work includes the installation of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) handling system and a new fresh water purification system. Other changes include compartment reconfigurations, combat system and radar equipment upgrades, and minor repairs. The work was scheduled to last through early 2010.


First deployment:
The ship was assigned to Carrier Strike Group Two for her first deployment. Under the command of Rear Admiral Nora Tyson, George H.W. Bush, Carrier Air Wing Eight and the four ships of her group departed on her first deployment on 15 May 2011. They sailed across the Atlantic to Britain to participate in Exercise Saxon Warrior, held in the Western Approaches and culminating in a so-called 'Thursday War'. She then moved towards Portsmouth, England on 27 May, anchoring adjacent to Stokes Bay through 31 May, because she was too large to enter the harbor, and the naval base did not have sufficient nuclear berths for the carrier to moor alongside. The carrier arrived at Naples, Italy on 10 June 2011.

On 23 August 2011, she made her 20,000th arrested fixed wing aircraft recovery (landing) while operating in the Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom flight operations. This milestone was accomplished by LCDR Chris R. Swanson who was flying an E-2C Hawkeye Airborne early warning and control aircraft assigned to VAW-124 (Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124).

The carrier returned to Norfolk on 10 December 2011, following a seven-month deployment supporting operations with the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th fleets.


2012 - 2013
On 25 July 2012, George H.W. Bush began its four-month overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, Virginia, included scheduled short-term technical upgrades. On 1 December 2012, George H.W. Bush completed its PIA maintenance cycle and began sea trials on 3 December 2012. After completing sea trials on 4 December 2012, the carrier started its training and qualification cycle in preparation for the group's 2013 deployment. During a two-week underway period beginning 14 January 2013, George H.W. Bush tested the MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft from squadron VMX-22 as a potential carrier on-board delivery aircraft as well as operating mine-sweeping MH-53E helicopters from squadron HM-14.

During another underway period, George H.W. Bush conducted at-sea tests for X-47B unmanned drone in the Atlantic Ocean, including the first time that an unmanned drone has been catapulted off an aircraft carrier on the morning of 14 May 2013. On 17 May 2013, another first was achieved when the X-47B performed touch-and-go landings and take-offs on the flight deck of Bush while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Also during this two-week underway period, the aircraft carrier tested a new torpedo self-defense system, as well as completed more than 115 launches and landings in assessing a new precision landing system, before returning to Norfolk on 24 May 2013.

On 10 July 2013, an unmanned X-47B drone completed an arrested landing on the flight deck of George H.W. Bush. The landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft had completed an arrested landing on board an aircraft carrier operating at sea. The drone subsequently completed a second successful arrested landing on Bush, but it was diverted to the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia after an issue was detected, requiring that a planned third landing to be aborted. One of the drone's three navigational sub-systems failed, which was identified by the other two sub-systems. The anomaly was indicated to the mission operator, who followed test plan procedures to abort the landing. The Navy stated that the aircraft's detection of a problem demonstrated its reliability and ability to operate autonomously. On 15 July 2013, in a fourth attempt, a X-47B drone failed to make a successful flight deck landing on board the vessel due to "technical issues."


2014
In late February 2014, George H.W. Bush transited the Strait of Gibraltar on the way to a scheduled port stop in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port visit.

On 5 March 2014, George H.W. Bush arrived in southern Turkey, which is under 500 miles away from Crimea, amid developing tensions over Ukraine with Russia. On 9 March 2014, the carrier entered port in Antalya, in southern Turkey. Some news sources had speculated that the ship's stay in the Mediterranean Sea would be extended as a result of the 2014 Crimean crisis, but this proved to not be the case with Carrier Strike Group 2 proceeding through the Suez Canal.

The carrier was transiting the Suez Canal on 18 March 2014. On 23 March 2014, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) officially turned over the watch to George H.W. Bush in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and supporting theater security cooperation efforts.

On 14 June 2014, George H.W. Bush was ordered to the Persian Gulf to protect US interests in Iraq in light of the Islamic State takeover of several major cities in that country.

On 8 August 2014, two F/A-18F Super Hornets launched from the ship and conducted an airstrike on Islamic State artillery shelling the Kurdish city of Erbil. The mission was launched in accordance with President Obama's announcement on the evening of 7 August that the US would begin airstrikes to protect US personnel and the Yazidis in the region from ISIS attacks.

On 23 September 2014 F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eight launched from George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf to strike at specific targets in Syria such as command-and-control centers, training camps and weapons depots.

On 15 November 2014, George H.W. Bush returned to her homeport in Norfolk, Virginia after a nine-month deployment.


2017
Following a 14-month shipyard availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and a compressed training cycle, George H. W. Bush and Carrier Air Wing Eight departed Norfolk on 21 January 2017 for her third deployment. She transited the Strait of Gibraltar on 2 February and after a port visit to Souda Bay Crete, she again participated in strikes against ISIS in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

In August 2017, George H.W. Bush arrived in the UK to take part in Exercise Saxon Warrior, a joint exercise involving Carrier Strike Group 2 plus elements of the Royal Navy, German Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy and Swedish Navy. This included the staff of the Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group embarking aboard Bush as part of their preparation for the entry into service of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of Britain's new aircraft carriers.

2018
In May 2018, George H.W. Bush took part in the Franco-American exercise Chesapeake Mission, with twelve Dassault Aviation Rafale M and a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye from the French Navy embarked on board.


2019
In February 2019, George H.W. Bush arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a planned 28-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA). This was the ship's first DPIA.

The United States Navy announced on 24 September that there had been three suicides aboard George H.W. Bush in one week. Two previous ship suicides had taken place in November 2017 and July 2019.

2020
On 30 July 2020, Navy Times reported that a spokesperson for Naval Air Force Atlantic confirmed that a "small number" of sailors assigned to George H.W. Bush had tested positive for COVID-19 during the summer. The spokesperson declined to provide an exact number of sailors or a more precise date regarding when the virus was detected, citing US Defense Department policy, but added that the carrier was not deployed at the time, and that those infected "remain[ed] in isolation at their private residences in Virginia and receive[d] daily medical supportive care".

In August 2020, George H. W. Bush left dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, after 18 months of the planned two-year overhaul. It was the vessel's most extensive maintenance period and marked its first time out of water since she was built. The overhaul was the most complex undertaken at the shipyard to date, according to the Navy.

2022
On 10 August 2022, George H W. Bush, with Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) embarked, began a deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group 10 (CSG-10). This marks the carrier's first deployment since her 2017 deployment, after which she underwent major maintenance. CSG-10 is reportedly set to relieve Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG-8) and its flagship, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), in the Mediterranean Sea. On 25 August 2022, George H.W. Bush and CSG-10 transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea.

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