25 January 2008 - Newport News, Virginia - Former President George H. W. Bush looks down the flight deck of the Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the shipÃ•s catapult testing ceremony. Bush was the ceremonyÃ•s honorary guest who signaled the launch of a Ã’dead loadÃ“ off the deck of (PCU) Bush. Ã’Dead LoadÃ“ launches test the shipÃ•s catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. Photo Credit: Narina Reynoso/US Navy/Sipa Press/0801312142

25 January 2008 - Newport News, Virginia - Former President George H. W. Bush looks down the flight deck of the Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the shipÃ•s catapult testing ceremony. Bush was the ceremonyÃ•s honorary guest who signaled the launch of a Ã’dead loadÃ“ off the deck of (PCU) Bush. Ã’Dead LoadÃ“ launches test the shipÃ•s catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. Photo Credit: Narina Reynoso/US Navy/Sipa Press/0801312142 Stock Photo

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