On May 28th, 2012 I was presented with the opportunity to cross off something that has been on my 'must do' list for many years; go onboard and photograph the air wing of a modern USN carrier. The George H W Bush, the latest - and last - Nimitz class CVN called at Stokes Bay, just outside Portsmouth for it's very first Liberty port visit following Exercise Saxon Warrior. CVW-8 was the airwing embarked.

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Arriving
1046 hits -
The Island
992 hits -
Forward deck #1
1030 hits -
Forward deck #2
990 hits -
Seahawks
745 hits -
From 'Vultures row'
667 hits -
Aft deck
617 hits -
Rows of Hornets
709 hits -
VFA-31, former Tomcat operator.
1203 hits -
Several firsts
601 hits -
EA-18G
729 hits -
'Tomcatters'
467 hits -
Grey on grey
544 hits -
Tanker
810 hits -
VFA-15
1502 hits -
Colourful, but old Hornet
815 hits -
HSM-70
1412 hits -
F/A-18F
597 hits -
Packed in.
543 hits -
New propellers
717 hits