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Squadrons return to Virginia after 8-month deployment ahead of USS George H.W. Bush

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The USS George H.W. Bush made its way back to Naval Station Norfolk early Sunday morning following a near nine-month deployment. A Virginian-Pilot photographer and reporter flew out to the carrier before it pulled into port. The long-awaited homecoming of the 5,000 sea-going sailors was delayed by about two weeks.

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Squadrons return to Virginia after 8-month deployment ahead of USS George H.W. Bush

NORFOLK, Va. After an eight-and-a-half month deployment that included operations in Europe and Africa, USS George H.W. Bush is returning to Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday. The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) left Norfolk in August 2022 and, with other members of its Carrier Strike Group (CSG), participated in NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike and Juniper Oak 23-2, the largest bi-lateral U.S.-Israeli exercise in history, according to a n…

5 months ago·Richmond, United States

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The Virginian Pilot

Thousands welcome home sailors of the USS George H.W. Bush

The USS George H.W. Bush moored at Naval Station Norfolk, shifting the colors to its fantail at its homeport for the first time in nearly nine months. The Virginian-Pilot flew out to the warship early Sunday morning before it pulled into port around 10 a.m.

5 months ago·Norfolk, United States

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