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US Carrier George H W Bush Visits Thailand After Middle East Deployment
About 4,800 personnel are expected ashore for sightseeing, community events and a U.S.-Thailand soccer match after months in the Middle East.
- The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived off Thailand's Phuket island on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel for a rest-and-recreation break after months supporting operations in the Middle East.
- This deployment follows a five-day port call by the USS Abraham Lincoln at Laem Chabang last month; the Navy Nimitz-class carrier previously conducted combat operations in the Middle East against Iran.
- Crew members from the Bush will anchor offshore and travel through Phuket Deep Sea Port to visit the island, remaining in the area from October 4 through October 9.
- During the previous Lincoln visit, sailors and Marines stayed in Pattaya, about 150 km from Bangkok, where officials estimated each service member could spend up to $89 per day locally.
- Thailand remains the United States' only treaty partner in mainland Southeast Asia, facilitating these strategic rest stops, while the Lincoln previously set a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea during Middle East operations.
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USS George H.W. Bush arrives in Phuket for 6-day port of call after supporting US military operations against Iran, naval blockade in Middle East
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The U.S. Navy removed USS George Bush from the Middle East region, who performed six months of tasks in the Arabian Sea near Iran, as reported by the U.S. Embassy in Thailand.
The U.S. Navy removed USS George Bush from the Middle East region, who performed six months of tasks in the Arabian Sea near Iran, as reported by the U.S. Embassy in Thailand.
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