December 9, 2002: Former President George H.W. Bush, examines a model of CVN 77, the U.S. Navy's 10th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier officially named in his honor at a ceremony held in the Pentagon. From left to right are Admiral Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations, Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy, former President Bush, Senator John Warner (R-VA), and General James L. Jones, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps. The keel of the GHW Bush has been laid and construction is on-going. Christening is scheduled for March 2006. The Navy will take delivery in March 2008, and she is scheduled to be commissioned in 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera.)
Artist's composite of what CVN 77 will look like at sea with her full complement of aircraft.
