NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 23, 2022) - Italian Navy destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk in advance of its upcoming participation in George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group's Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). CSG-10 is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security and is preparing to deploy as the George H.W. Bush CSG. Its major command elements are the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron 26, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and the Information Warfare Commander. (U.S. Navy video by Mass...
ATLANTIC OCEAN – Combat systems is a dynamic department that has a hand in every aspect of life aboard an aircraft carrier. The department is comprised of nine divisions boasting a collective of Sailors from various rates including information systems technicians, interior communications electricians to fire controlmen, and electronics technicians. They are responsible for a massive amount of equipment including all telephones, computers,...