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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Wallpaper 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier images wallpaper gallery 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier photos and pictures wallpaper collection 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the 10th and final nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the Nimitz class is scheduled to be commissioned on January 10 during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The aircraft carrier is named in honor of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush. It is further interesting to note that the commissioning is to take place without completing sea trials, before President George W. Bush (the eldest son of the former President George H.W.Bush) demits office on January 20. The $6.3b ship built by Northrop Grumman was originally scheduled for completion in April 2008. The completion was delayed due to labor shortages, late material deliveries. After commissioning, USS George H.W. Bush will be initially home ported in Norfolk, Va., and assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet to prepare for builder’s and acceptance trials. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Wallpaper 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier images wallpaper gallery 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier photos and pictures wallpaper collection 4. George H.W. Bush incorporates major improvements from her predecessors, including a bulbous bow, redesigned island, composite mast and three-wire arresting gear configuration. The first Commanding Officer of USS George H.W. Bush is Capt. Kevin O’Flaherty. The carrier will have a crew of more than 5,500 men and women, including embarked air wing personnel. The ship will support 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 aircrafts. As a 21-cannon salute boomed and U.S. Navy fighter jets thundered overhead, President George W. Bush declared a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named for his father, former President George H. W. Bush, will sail the globe as a potent symbol of men and women in uniform, past and present. Read more from U.S.Navy. Dozens of the former President George H.W.Bush’s shipmates aboard USS San Jacinto (CVL 30) attended the commissioning of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on January 10 which coincided with a reunion among the former Sailors. Read more from U.S.Navy. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Wallpaper 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier images wallpaper gallery 4. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) aircraft carrier photos and pictures wallpaper collection 4.