Editing USS George H. W. Bush (section)

===Commissioning===
[[File:USS George H. W. Bush 2.jpg|thumb|Guests and U.S. Navy personnel at the commissioning ceremony on 10 January 2009]]
[[File:USS George H. W. Bush 4.jpg|thumb|George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush depart the ship following the commissioning ceremony]]

''George H. W. Bush'' was commissioned 10 January 2009 at Norfolk Naval Station<ref name="NewCarrier">{{cite news |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/carrier-awaits-call-come-life-ceremony-today |title=Carrier awaits a call to come to life in ceremony today |last=Jones |first=Matthew |date=10 January 2009 |work=The Virginian Pilot |publisher=Landmark Communications |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204192433/http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/carrier-awaits-call-come-life-ceremony-today |archive-date=4 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> prior to her official delivery to the Navy, in a ceremony attended by approximately 15,000 people. Veterans of {{USS|San Jacinto|CVL-30|6}}, the ship George H. W. Bush served on during World War II, were also present. President George W. Bush delivered the principal address, George H. W. Bush set the first watch, and ship's sponsor Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch gave the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!" A [[General Motors|GM]]-built [[Grumman]] [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM Avenger]] like the one then-Lieutenant junior grade George Bush flew in World War II performed a fly-over.

Northrop Grumman Corporation Builder's sea trials were completed on 16&nbsp;February 2009, providing an opportunity to test systems, components and compartments at sea for the first time. The trials included high-speed runs and a demonstration of the carrier's other capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=159708 |title=Northrop Grumman Completes Builder's Sea Trials for USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) |publisher=Globe Newswire |date=16 February 2009 |access-date=31 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224035543/http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=159708 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following builder's trials, the ship underwent acceptance trials on 10&nbsp;April 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=44191 |title=Navy's Newest Carrier Successfully Completes Acceptance Sea Trials |date=9 April 2009 |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |access-date=13 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414055244/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=44191 |archive-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> conducted by representatives of the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, to test and evaluate the ship's systems and performance.