Naming Ceremony - December 9, 2002

President George H.W. Bush (center), 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 George H.W. Bush at a ceremony held in the Pentagon. Photographed from left to right are Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy, President George H.W. Bush, Senator John Warner, R-Va., and General James L. Jones, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera