Former President Bush visits namesake carrier

Former President George H.W. Bush made an unexpected visit Friday to his namesake aircraft carrier as thousands of crew members put the finishing touches on the 1,092-foot vessel the day before its commissioning.

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China to consider building aircraft carrier

China will "seriously consider" building its first aircraft carrier, the Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday in another sign of Beijing's expanding military ambitions.

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Bush carrier to be commissioned before sea trials

The Navy will hold a commissioning ceremony next month for the nuclear-power aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush before they have had a chance to make sure everything on it works.

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Navy blames crew, command for fire aboard carrier

A fire aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier resulted from a failure to properly store hazardous materials and other missteps that allowed the fire to burn unchecked for more than eight hours, Navy investigators found.

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Navy cites smoking as likely cause of carrier fire

Smoking appears to have sparked a fire that caused $70 million in damage to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Naval officials said Wednesday.

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Navy: Storage of materials made carrier fire worse

The Navy says a fire aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier last month was made worse by improperly stored flammable materials.

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Sailor suffers minor burns in US carrier fire

A fire aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier left one sailor with minor burns and 23 others with heat stress.

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Carrier Named for Elder Bush Christened

Spraying the bubbles from sparkling wine across the enormous gray bow of the USS George H.W. Bush, the Bush family on Saturday christened the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 82-year-old former president.

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US expert: "If it works, it will have the range of a ballistic missile and the accuracy of a cruise missile.The Chinese would have the ability to hold our carriers at a great distance - it almost makes the aircraft carriers obsolete."

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Obama's program delays and budget cuts will do terrible harm to the readiness and capability of our carrier groups.

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A former head of the armed forces has questioned the government's plan to build two large aircraft carriers for the navy, now estimated to cost £5bn, and made clear that in his view the country could not afford them.

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China will show off its nuclear-powered submarines for the first time in history on Thursday during a fleet parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the naval arm of the People's Liberation Army (PLAN).

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With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned.

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Love to compare these two very different Joe Klein takes on the "Mission Accomplished" Bush landing (which I had to cover live, at the time, at CNN Headline News): Joe Klein, this week's Time Magazine, on George Bush's legacy:

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America's Paddlewheel Aircraft Carriers

Yes, you read that correctly-- paddlewheel aircraft carriers. Fresh-water paddlewheel aircraft carriers, no less.

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A very cool article about the newest class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers and the shift from steam catapults to electric ones. This is the first major upgrade to the nuclear powered carriers since the 60's.

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Diplomatic crisis looms as French bugs discovered in UK Defence Minister s office By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE - More by this author » Last updated at 22:27pm on 16th February 2008

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BEIJING, Nov.

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"Actually it has almost been decided that the Chinese navy will build carriers," said Xu Guangyu, an analyst and the director of the government-backed China Arms Control and Disarmament Association .

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US Naval aviation will reign supreme for a while yet, but the degree of dominance will decrease as Russia returns and China enters into the realm of aircraft carrier operations.

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MANAMA (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it had sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes waters close to Iran, whose row with the West over its nuclear plans has stoked regional tensions.

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A US Navy strike group led by the assault ship USS Bataan steamed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday on its way to join the buildup of American forces in the Middle East.

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Military and intelligence sources continue to tell me that preparations are advancing for a war with Iran starting possibly as early as mid-to-late February.

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As any defence expert will tell you, the aircraft carrier if one of the most potent weapons available to the modern international superpower - capable of raining fiery death on less well-endowed nations from a safe distance.

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"Not Intrepid enough for a 100G ride" The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum seems to be in denial about their neglect of the ship. This museum always comes off like this. An independent source tells them they have messed up and the museum acts defensive.

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But it was the first President Bush, his step a tad slower than in years gone by, his voice a tad shakier, who stole the show. He held hands with his wife, Barbara, belted out the words to "God Bless America" and happily patted his son on the shoulder.

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The USS G.H.W. Bush will likely not enter naval service until 2009, but as ususal the christening is happening early. The vessel will be an interim ship in terms of design, serving as a bridge to the Navy's new generation CVN-21 class carriers.

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The location of the wreck of the Graf Zeppelin had been a mystery for more than half a century POLISH divers have discovered the rusting wreckage of Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, solving one of the most enduring maritime riddles of the Second W …

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