The long-awaited homecoming of the 5,000 sea-going sailors was delayed by about two weeks as the Bush was postured March 31 to bolster the capabilities of U.S. Central Command in the Middle East after a series of attacks in Syria.
The USS George H.W. Bush moored at Naval Station Norfolk, shifting the colors to its fantail at its homeport for the first time in nearly nine months. The Virginian-Pilot flew out to the warship early Sunday morning before it pulled into port around 10 a.m.
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