{"id":44997,"date":"2022-08-10T23:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/10\/the-aircraft-carrier-george-hw-bush-deploys-from-norfolk\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:32:02","slug":"the-aircraft-carrier-george-hw-bush-deploys-from-norfolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/08\/10\/the-aircraft-carrier-george-hw-bush-deploys-from-norfolk\/","title":{"rendered":"The aircraft carrier George HW Bush deploys from Norfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The USS George H.W. Bush <\/a>deployed Wednesday from Naval Station Norfolk \u2014 the aircraft carrier\u2019s first deployment since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bush is expected to replace the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman<\/a>, which is currently deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe bring the full-range of U.S. and allied maritime power in support of national security and defense objectives wherever we sail,\u201d said Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, in a Navy news release. \u201cThroughout our deployment we will continue to operate with and reassure our allies, maintain open sea lanes for trade and increased prosperity, and deter \u2014 or if necessary \u2014 destroy our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bush previously deployed in 2017<\/a> to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, where the carrier conducted flights and sorties over Iraq and Syria to combat the Islamic State. During that deployment, the embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 dropped nearly 1.8 million pounds of ordnance.<\/p>\n\n\n\t