The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

What You Need to Know: The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has completed its Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and is now back at sea..

The USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82 ... the Nimitz-class carrier named after George H.W. Bush, the father of George W. Bush. The names for earlier Ford-class CVNs have been decided by other ...

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

The USS George H.W. Bush, CVN 77 and named after George W. Bush's father who served one term as president from 1989 to 1993, launched on July 14, 2010 in the Atlantic Ocean. The newer aircraft ...

Ford (CVN 78), other aircraft carriers include the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) is a nuclear-powered submarine named for the 39th ...

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate ...

Clinton and USS George W. Bush ... Iraqi assassination attempt against his predecessor, former President George H.W. Bush. Clinton expressed gratitude for the honor and praised the service ...