Photos: U.S.S. George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier

ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

The aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush is moored outside Piraeus port southwest from Athens, on March 5, 2014. The 1,092 feet (333 metres) carrier which can carry 6,000 personnel, is one of the worlds largest warships. AFP PHOTO / Angelos Tzortzinis (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush makes remarks during the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

Jason Hirschfeld

NORFOLK, VA - JANUARY 10: Former president George H.W. Bush (L) speaks as current President George W. Bush (C) and first Lady Laura Bush (R) look on at the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest aircraft carrier the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), named after the President's father the former President, at Naval Station Norfolk on January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is a 97,000-ton aircraft carrier built for $6.2 billion and is the first aircraft carrier since the USS Ronald Regan was commission in 2003. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - SEPTEMBER 6: President George H.W. Bush (R), accompanied by his daughter and ship's sponsor Doro Bush Koch, holds up a plaque with his initials inscribed by shipyard welder Mike Eaton for the keel of the aircraft carrier to be named after him September 6, 2003 in Newport News, Virginia. The plaque will be traced by a welder's torch and permanently affixed to the keel of the ship. Named for the nation's 41st president, this 21st century warship will feature numerous engineering and technology improvements, and is slated to be the 10th and final Nimitz-class nuclear powered carrier. (Photo by Johnny Bivera/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush (R) participates in the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush is escorted aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during the ship's commissioning ceremony January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. George H.W. Bush delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Demetrius Patton/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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NORFOLK, VA - JANUARY 8: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush (L) salutes members of the Navy as he arrives aboard the aircraft carrier to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of the his namesake's Tribute Room of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at the Naval Station on January 8, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The George H.W. Bush carrier will be commissioned January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk. (Photo by Nathan A. Bailey/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

STAN HONDA

The newly commissioned USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, stands on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former President U.S. George H. W. Bush, (C) listens as Mike Petters, (L) the President of Northrop Grumman Newport News, explains the procedure for lifting the 700-ton island super structure on to the deck of the Navy?s newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, as his daughter, Doro Bush Koch, the Ship's Sponsor, looks on during a ceremony on July 8, 2006 at the Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush (L) and the perspective Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, Captain Kevin E. O'Flaherty ceremonially place their aviator wings beneath the island super structure during a ceremony aboard the ship at the Newport News Shipyard July 8, 2006 in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush (R) holds his fathers cane, former president George H.W. Bush (L), during the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Jason Hirschfeld

NORFOLK, VA - JANUARY 10: Former president George H.W. Bush (L) waves aboard the Navy's newest aircraft carrier the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), named after him, after its commissioning ceremony as his wife former First Lady Barbara Bush (R) looks on at Naval Station Norfolk January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is a 97,000-ton aircraft carrier built for $6.2 billion and is the first aircraft carrier since the USS Ronald Regan was commission in 2003. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

LUKE FRAZZA

WASHINGTON, : Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush (C) and former First Lady Barbara Bush (R) look at a model of the future USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) that is presently under construction at Northrop Grumman's Newport News Shipyard in Virginia, during a ceremony 09 December 2002 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC announcing that the Navy's tenth Nimitz class aircraft carrier will be named after former President Bush, a World War II Naval aviator. AFP PHOTO/Luke FRAZZA (Photo credit should read LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush makes remarks during the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

Marine One with US President George W. Bush and his father, former US president George H.W. Bush, lands on the flight deck to participate in the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Jason Hirschfeld

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - SEPTEMBER 6: Former president George H. W. Bush addresses the crowd of hundreds at the Keel Laying ceremony in his honor September 6, 2003 at Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. Bush laid the keel to the aircraft carrier which is named after him. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JANUARY 25: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush receives a cowboy-style hard hat and a yellow-shooter shirt from the commanding officer of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, at the aircraft carrier's catapult testing ceremony January 25, 2008 in Newport news, Virginia. Bush signaled the launch of a "dead load" off the deck of (PCU) Bush. "Dead Load" launches test the ship's catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. (Photo By Narina Reynoso/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Jason Hirschfeld

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - SEPTEMBER 6: (L to R) Senator John Warner (R-VA), former president George H. W. Bush and Mark Eaton, a welding specialist for Northrop Grumman Shipyard, pose after Eaton welded the initials of Bush into the Keel September 6, 2003 at Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. The Carrier, which is named after the Bush, is scheduled to be complete by 2008. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, Former President George H.W. Bush receives a standing ovation before delivering his keynote address at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Micah P. Blechner/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

Former US President George H.W. Bush participates in the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

Crew members take their posistions on the newly comissioned USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush (L) waves with his mother, former US first lady Barbara Bush (R), as they ride an aircraft evelator before the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara watch as the 700-ton island super structure of the newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, is manuvered into place on the deck of ship during a ceremony at the Newport News Shipyard July 8, 2006 in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush (C) talks with Mike Petters, (2nd L) the President of Northrop Grumman Newport News, as former first lady Barbara Bush (2nd R) their daughter, Doro Bush Koch (R) the Ship's Sponsor, and Scott Stabler watch the 700-ton island being lifted and placed on the deck of the aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, during a ceremony at the Newport News Shipyard July 8, 2006 in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara watch as the 700-ton island super structure of the newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, is manuvered into place on the deck of ship during a ceremony at the Newport News Shipyard July 8, 2006 in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JANUARY 25: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H. W. Bush (C) greets Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H. W. Bush's (CVN 77) Command Master Chief Jon Port (R) as Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty looks on at the aircraft carrier's catapult testing ceremony January 25, 2008 in Newport, Virginia. Bush signaled the launch of a "dead load" off the deck of (PCU) Bush. "Dead Load" launches test the ship's catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. (Photo By Narina Reynoso/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

Former US President George H.W. Bush participates in the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Gary Knapp

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JULY 8: Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara watch as the 700-ton island super structure of the newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, is manuvered into place on the deck of ship during a ceremony at the Newport News Shipyard July 8, 2006 in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. (Photo by Gary C. Knapp/Getty Images)

Jason Hirschfeld

NORFOLK, VA - JANUARY 10: Ronald Willets, of Plano, Texas attends the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest aircraft carrier the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), named after the former President, at Naval Station Norfolk on January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is a 97,000-ton aircraft carrier built for $6.2 billion and is the first aircraft carrier since the USS Ronald Regan was commission in 2003. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush man the rails during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Station January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. George H.W. Bush delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Susan Caraballo/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

LUKE FRAZZA

WASHINGTON, : Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush (L), and US Senator John Warner (R), R-VA, attend a ceremony 09 December 2002 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC announcing that the Navy's tenth Nimitz class aircraft carrier (model in foreground) will be named after former President Bush, a World War II Naval aviator. The future USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) is presently under construction at Northrop Grumman's Newport News Shipyard in Virginia. AFP PHOTO/Luke FRAZZA (Photo credit should read LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)

LUKE FRAZZA

WASHINGTON, : Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush (C), US Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England (L), and US Senator John Warner (R), R-VA, attend a ceremony 09 December 2002 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC announcing that the Navy's tenth Nimitz class aircraft carrier (model in foreground) will be named after former President Bush, a World War II Naval aviator. The future USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) is presently under construction at Northrop Grumman's Newport News Shipyard in Virginia. AFP PHOTO/Luke FRAZZA (Photo credit should read LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, Lt. Cmdr. George Brickhouse, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush accepts a long glass symbolizing the setting of the first watch from former President George H.W. Bush during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Station January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. George H.W. Bush delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Micah P. Blechner/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Jason Hirschfeld

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - SEPTEMBER 6: Northrop Grumman Welding Specialist Mark Eaton, (R) welds the initials of former president George H. W. Bush into the keel of the soon to be complete aircraft carrier named after Bush September 6, 2003 at Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. In the background are unidentified dignitaries. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush makes remarks during the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, President George W. Bush and former President George H.W. Bush greet crewmembers of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during the ship's commissioning ceremony January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. George H.W. Bush delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Demetrius Patton/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 9: Former president George H. W. Bush (C), the 41st President of the United States, examines a model of CVN 77, the U.S. Navy?s 10th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier officially named USS George H.W. Bush by the Honorable Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy, at a ceremony held in the Pentagon December 9, 2002 in Arlington, Virginia. Also pictured (L to R) are Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy, former president George H.W. Bush, Senator John Warner, (R-VA), and General James L. Jones, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Photo by Johnny Bivera/U.S. Navy /Getty Images)

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JANUARY 25: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush receives a cowboy-style hard hat and a yellow-shooter shirt from the commanding officer of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, at the aircraft carrier's catapult testing ceremony January 25, 2008 in Newport news, Virginia. Bush signaled the launch of a "dead load" off the deck of (PCU) Bush. "Dead Load" launches test the ship's catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. (Photo By Narina Reynoso/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - JANUARY 25: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush receives a cowboy-style hard hat and a yellow-shooter shirt from the commanding officer of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, at the aircraft carrier's catapult testing ceremony January 25, 2008 in Newport news, Virginia. Bush signaled the launch of a "dead load" off the deck of (PCU) Bush. "Dead Load" launches test the ship's catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. (Photo By Susan Caraballo/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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NORFOLK - JANUARY 10: In this photo provided by the US Navy, Capt. Kevin E. O'Flaherty, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) stands between President George W. Bush, right, and former President George H.W. Bush as they stand with other dignitaries and their spouses during the ship's commissioning ceremony January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. George H.W. Bush delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. The Navy's newest, and final, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Demetrius Patton/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H.W. Bush speaks to sailors via the ship's announcing system onboard the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy,An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, piloted by Lt. Patrick McKenna and Cmdr. Beau Duarte became the first aircraft to be catapulted from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on May 19, 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - JULY 14: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H.W. Bush looks at a display of his former ship, the aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL 30), in the tribute room of the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush spent their time onboard watching flight operations, touring the ship and visiting with the crew. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Nicholas Hall/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 14: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to sucessfully catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 14: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, Sailors move an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator onto an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 17: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, an X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator performs a touch and go landing May 17, 2013 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

JIM WATSON

Sailors walk on the flight deck and in the hangar bay of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, May 8, 2013, during the Department of Defense's tour deemed Navy 101. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

TIM SLOAN

US President George W. Bush (L) and his father, former US president George H.W. Bush, participate in the Commissioning Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz Class nuclear aircraft carrier, on January 10, 2009 at the Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. This is President Bush's last official trip as President on Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 17: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, an X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator prepares to execute a touch and go landing May 17, 2013 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet prepares for take off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - JULY 14: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H.W. Bush autographs Lt. Carl White's flight deck life preserver vest during a visit to the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush spent their time onboard watching flight operations, touring the ship and visiting with the crew. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by J. Scott St. Clair/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 14: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to sucessfully catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy,An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, piloted by Lt. Patrick McKenna and Cmdr. Beau Duarte became the first aircraft to be catapulted from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on May 19, 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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NORFOLK, VA - JULY 21: In this U.S. Navy handout, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jajuan Mangual adjusts the American flag on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to half-mast July 21, 2012 off the coast of Norfolk, Virgina. President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff Friday to honor victims of the July 20 shooting at the Century 16 theatre in Aurora, Colo. According to police in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, Holmes, 24, is in custody and is suspected of killing 12 people and injuring 59 during a screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises.'. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph R. Vincent/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - JULY 14: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, Command Chaplain Cmdr. Cameron Fish and former first lady Barbara Bush tour the library of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), named for her husband, former President George H.W. Bush July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bushes spent their time onboard watching flight operations, touring the ship and visiting with the crew. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Nathan A. Bailey/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 14: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, Dave Lorenz, left, and Bruce McFadden, deck operators for Northrop Grumman, discuss the launch of an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. Lorenz and McFadden operated the X-47B as it taxied from the aircraft elevator to the catapult. George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet prepares for take off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 19: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy,An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, piloted by Lt. Patrick McKenna and Cmdr. Beau Duarte became the first aircraft to be catapulted from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on May 19, 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - JULY 14: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H.W. Bush speaks to officers and crew assigned to the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush spent their time onboard watching flight operations, touring the ship and visiting with the crew. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Daniel S. Moore/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 17: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, an X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator performs a touch and go landing May 17, 2013 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 17: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, an X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator performs a touch and go landing May 17, 2013 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - JULY 14: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, former President George H.W. Bush walks past a portrait of himself and wife Barbara aboard the aircraft carrier that bears his name, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush spent their time onboard watching flight operations, touring the ship and visiting with the crew. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Kevin J. Steinberg/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Persian Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 13: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman personnel conduct pre-operational tests on an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 13, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg//U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN - MAY 14: In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is lifted on an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult-launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck. The Navy plans to have unmanned aircraft on each of its carriers to be used for surveillance and be armed and used in combat roles. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors carry a missile on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An EA-6B takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 14, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet pilot poses on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf.

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C Hornet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C hornet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C Hornet coming from Iraq lands on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

A sailor works on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

A US military plane lands on the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Navy Helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors carry a missile on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

Sailors work on the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

An F/A-18C Hornet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the US navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on August 15, 2014 in the Gulf. The US aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

The aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush is moored outside Piraeus port southwest from Athens, on March 5, 2014. The 1,092 feet (333 metres) carrier which can carry 6,000 personnel, is one of the worlds largest warships. AFP PHOTO / Angelos Tzortzinis (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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