Navy leaders told about 500 family members of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) carrier strike group
· Norfolk, United States
Navy leaders told about 500 family members of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) carrier strike group on November 9 that the carrier would not be home for the holidays and that they should prepare for a worst-case deployment lasting a year. The strike group, comprising about 7,000 personnel and four ships, left Norfolk on March 31 for a deployment planned to last six to seven months. MS NOW reports that this is the second extension. Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of Fleet Forces Command, said the decision was so recent that it had not yet been included in official orders. No public Navy statement