NORFOLK, Va. - The United Kingdom’s largest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), will make Naval Station Norfolk its temporary homeport this fall beginning Sept. 30 as it pushes the boundaries of Naval Aviation with F-35 Lightning advancement and drone launches off the East Coast over the...

Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG, participated in a Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) at Albacete Air Base, Spain, Feb. 13 – March 3, 2023...

Artisans from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) completed first-of-its-kind repairs at sea on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, Jan. 9. They repaired damages from an in-flight starboard engine fire that occurred on Aug. 31, 2022, cutting down repair times...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit March 10, 2023...

Top Gun: Maverick producer and star Tom Cruise, writer and producer Christopher McQuarrie, and editor Eddie Hamilton, along with Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham departed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) after completing a visit, March 3, 2023...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA- Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Whelan, assistant navigation officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), was recently named Shiphandler of the Year by Naval Air Force, Atlantic. The award recognizes the dedicated professionals skilled at maintaining position...

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded nine days of Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2023-1 (NEST 23.1), the ninth phase of NATO’s long-planned Project Neptune series of activities, Feb. 28...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Carabiniere (F 593) detached from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Feb. 14, 2023, after operating with the strike group throughout the month...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - On Nov. 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was struck by a Japanese torpedo causing the ship to sink. Among the Sailors that lost their lives that day were the five Sullivan brothers. Since then, siblings are rarely assigned to...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 3, 2023...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) and the U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) have been collaborating in recent years to develop and test contingency plans in the European Theater in an effort to improve joint...

The United States and Israel kicked off Juniper Oak 23.2, a bilateral, live-fire exercise that takes place in both Israel and the Mediterranean Sea...

ADRIATIC SEA - Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 completed inland training using an Albanian range in Bizë, Albania, Jan. 15-17, 2023...

ADRIATIC SEA – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 – Team Jackpot (77+7) made strides in a performance campaign to drive warfighting readiness and reinforce a culture of self-assessment and improvement with safety and procedural compliance at the core while...

In the Baltic Sea, Estonian troops and U.S. Marines rehearse amphibious assault drills, storming the beach and quickly seizing objectives in concert as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) patrols the horizon...

NAPLES, Italy - Adm. Stuart Munsch, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Italy, hosted a reception for local military and civilian leaders, honoring the U.S.–Italian relationship aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG -- arrived in Naples, Italy, for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 28, 2022...

MONS, Belgium – Five Allied aircraft carriers will be operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the North and Mediterranean Seas in November, as part of their regularly scheduled activities...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG arrived in Split, Croatia, for a regularly scheduled port visit Nov. 3, 2022...

ADRIATIC SEA - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic Sea on Tuesday (25 October 2022). The Bush currently leads a carrier strike group under NATO command, which Mr. Stoltenberg called “a demonstration of US...

SOUDA BAY, Greece - The United Services Organization (USO) Europe Expeditionary Team visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) - while in Souda...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Since the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) began its scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations in August 2022, logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center...

OEIRAS, Portugal - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) commenced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2022.2 (NEST 22.2) at STRIKFORNATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, Oct. 14...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) - arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit Oct. 6, 2022...

IONIAN SEA - Spanish and U.S. Navy Sailors capped off two days of combined operations with aircraft flying over the Spanish Navy ship ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Ionian Sea, Sept. 27, 2022...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - In preparation for deployment, Dr. John Cordle joined leaders aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to discuss the values of circadian watch bills aboard the ship, and to discuss similarities and challenges presented by aircraft carriers...

IONIAN SEA - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) relieved the Harry S. Truman CSG (HSTCSG) in the Ionian Sea, Aug. 27, 2022...

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea as part of a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group completed Fleet Battle Problem 22-2, August 18.Led by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the focus of this FBP was to test Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems in a complex, maritime homeland defense scenario. This iteration...

Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) deployed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) from Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 10...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK - The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) rounded out a month of relationship building and companionship with their canine companions with a visit from another special dog here, July 27...

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK – The United Through Reading Program’s mobile story station visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), July 26-27, 2022.The mobile story station, which is a library and video studio on wheels, provided the Sailors of George H.W. Bush and Carrier...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 - collectively Team Jackpot - completed two significant milestones in the ship's history achieving both 80,000 catapult launches and recoveries on the flight deck, June 15-16...

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Joint Force Command Norfolk, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 8-10...

Rear Adm. Dennis Velez relieved Rear Adm. Rick J. Cheeseman, Jr. as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) during a ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on board Naval Station Norfolk April 6, 2022.Civilian and military...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 12, following the conclusion of the first of its kind, Extended Carrier Incremental Availability, conducted there...