Photos: The USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group on deployment

Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Cesar Rivera gives Sailors self-contained breathing apparatus training during a general quarters drill aboard the Bush.

Sailors receive self-contained breathing apparatus training during a general quarters drill aboard the Bush.

Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Phill Jones, right, instructs Sailors on pipe patching techniques during a general quarters drill.

Sailors assigned to security division participate in an M16 live fire exercise.

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jeremy Cleveland, from Habersham, Ga., inspects FMU139 fuses on BBU-54 bombs.

Sailors prepare for general quarter drills on the flight deck.

Sailors assigned to security division participate in an M16 training exercise.

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jason McManus, second from the left, conducts MK122 switch training on BBU-54 bombs.

Sailors aboard the Bush enjoy a concert by The Mulligan Brothers, a bluegrass band.

Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Robert Howell, left from Spotsylvania, Va., Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Benjamin Newman, center, from Arlington, Texas, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Jonathan Neely, from Spartanburg, S.C., mount an F404 turbo fan engine from an F/A-18C Hornet on an engine rack in preparation for maintenance.

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Photos: The USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group on deployment