Navy names aircraft carriers after former presidents Bush and Clinton
The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.
By Riley Ceder
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Aircraft carrier Bush gets first-ever Stingray drone control room
The carrier George H.W. Bush is now the host of an unmanned air warfare center, and more carriers are getting it soon.
Your commissary will likely be open on Dec. 5
Commissaries will be open, although federal offices will be closed Dec. 5 for a day of mourning for the late President George H.W. Bush.
By Karen Jowers
At Capitol, Bush saluted as ‘gentle soul,’ ‘great man’
The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
Sully, President Bush’s service dog, has new mission to serve wounded troops
The dog will work with troops at Walter Reed, former President George W. Bush says.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Bush’s Somalia mission to save ‘innocents’ echoes today
In the final days of his presidency, George H.W. Bush committed the U.S. military to a mission many would later regret, ordering more than 20,000 troops into Somalia to "save thousands of innocents from death."
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
With Bush's death, his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Former President Bush remembered as ‘true gentleman’ who dedicated his life to service
The former commander-in-chief was also a World War II combat pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Brass fire commanding officer of Jacksonville helicopter squadron
His relief came after he disciplined an aviator for allegedly drinking a beer in a helicopter cockpit.
By Carl Prine