Port operations personnel prepare to lift the brow off of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush prior to the ship’s departure from Naval Station Norfolk on its maiden deployment, May 11. George H.W. Bush, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, will deploy as part of George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in support of Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.