USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. The vessel's callsign is Avenger, after the TBF Avenger aircraft flown by then-Lieutenant George H. W. Bush in World War II. Construction began in 2003 at Northrop Grumman, in Newport News, Virginia and was completed in 2009 at a cost of $6.2 billion. Her home port is Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joshua Butler, kneeling, performs basic self-defense techniques during force protection training April 25, 2013, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 130425-N-YZ751-046
U.S. Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Sept 140901-N-MW819-066
U.S. Navy Ship's Serviceman Seaman Recruit Sam Suprana gives a haircut to Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Luis Plata in the barber shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in 130523-N-CZ979-044
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USS George H.W. Bush sailors at work 121101-N-UE260-039
Port of Split from the carrier USS George H.W. Bush
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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Joshua Jones acts as a wounded victim during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic 130521-N-FE409-046
U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Darius Grays lowers materials onto an elevator in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean June 5, 2013 130605-N-XE109-017