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Navy to Commission Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush
Faxts News Australia ^
| January 1, 2009
| Staff
Posted on 01/07/2009 12:46:34 PM PST by La Enchiladita
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 a lifetime of service to America when he joined the Navy on his 18th birthday as a seaman. He became the youngest pilot in the Navy at the time, receiving his commission and naval aviator wings before his 19th birthday.
Bush flew the Avenger torpedo bomber in combat from the carrier USS San Jacinto. During an attack on enemy installations near Chichi Jima in September 1944, his plane was hit by enemy fire while making a bombing run. Although the plane was on fire and heavily damaged, he completed a strafing run on the target before bailing out of the doomed aircraft. Bush parachuted into the sea and was later rescued by the Navy submarine USS Finback. He was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for his Navy service in the Pacific theater during World War II.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush41; georgehwbush; ghwb; navair; president; usnavy; ussgeorgehwbush
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Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, from Los Angeles, Calif., and a 1981 Naval Academy graduate, will become the ship's first commanding officer, leading a crew of more than 5,500 men and women, including embarked air wing personnel. George H. W. Bush will be initially homeported in Norfolk, Va., assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
The ship will support a wide variety of aircraft, including 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 aircraft.
To: La Enchiladita
Cool event.
If anyone has the opportunity to attend, I highly recommend it.
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posted on
01/07/2009 12:53:51 PM PST
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gate2wire
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
01/07/2009 12:56:32 PM PST
by
meandog
(A bird in this hand is worth the two (41 & 43) named Bush!)
To: La Enchiladita
I can't even believe that an aircraft carrier will be commissioned the "George H.W. Bush"--
before the aircraft carrier "B. Hussein Obama" is commissioned!!! /s
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:04:13 PM PST
by
gate2wire
To: gate2wire
Thank you for showing up, gate2wire. I was trying to remember names to ping and am a little rusty. Wouldn’t it be great to be there? I wonder if my friend’s son, who is USNA freshman, will be able to attend. That would be so great.
To: Professional Engineer
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:08:43 PM PST
by
Peanut Gallery
("...evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life" ~ George W. Bush)
To: La Enchiladita
President-Elect Obama is said to be thrilled by the new carrier and looks forward to sending it on missions to the persian gulf, so he can tell nations in the area he’s sending in George Bush and they know their screwed.
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:17:08 PM PST
by
jbwbubba
To: La Enchiladita
“Wouldnt it be great to be there?”
They could have waited ‘til spring. :-)
To: La Enchiladita
To: gate2wire
They could have, but we need something to be happy about this month...*sigh*
To: La Enchiladita
I imagine my boy will be there ... he is stationed next door on the Truman.
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:42:18 PM PST
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RainMan
To: stockstrader
The U.S.S. Obama will be a leaky destroyer with a perpetual 10 degree list to port.
The U.S.S. Clinton will be a Cigar boat.
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01/07/2009 1:42:18 PM PST
by
Hazwaste
(Feeling bitter and clingy since 1963.)
To: La Enchiladita
Thanks for the ping, Dita!
I would imagine that the sailors would be SO proud and honored
to serve on this ship!
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:44:09 PM PST
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luvie
(Now....on to 2012........Palin/Jindal)
To: Hazwaste; La Enchiladita
The U.S.S. Clinton will be a Cigar boat....or
U S S Clintoon
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01/07/2009 1:48:39 PM PST
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luvie
(Now....on to 2012........Palin/Jindal)
To: RainMan
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SONOBUOY PING!
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Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
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posted on
01/07/2009 1:57:07 PM PST
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magslinger
(I talk to myself but sometimes I like a third opinion.)
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Exciting Weekend in Norfolk Ping!
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01/07/2009 5:20:45 PM PST
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freema
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To: La Enchiladita
Meanwhile, a Thai syndicate is commisioning the "SS Bill Clinton"...
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posted on
01/07/2009 5:32:20 PM PST
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COBOL2Java
(Obamanation: an imploding administration headed by a clueless schmuck)
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