USS Bush heads home Satellite sighting reported

Oct 4

Citing Reuters and satellite images, IRINN says USS George H.W. Bush has left West Asian waters after six months and was seen that day in the eastern Indian Ocean heading toward the Andaman Sea. It reports a return toward Norfolk and calls it the second carrier, after Abraham Lincoln, to leave CENTCOM's operating area. The report does not give the exact departure date or establish arrival at Norfolk.

IRINN, citing Reuters and satellite images, reports USS George H.W. Bush seen October 4 in the eastern Indian Ocean heading toward the Andaman Sea after leaving West Asian waters following six months in the region. It says the carrier is returning to Norfolk and is the second to leave CENTCOM after Abraham Lincoln. Exact departure day and arrival remain unestablished.