Photos: USS George H.W. Bush leaves Norfolk for tests

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — On Tuesday, the USS George H.W. Bush left Naval Station Norfolk to go underway for some tests, a release states.

The departure is to test systems and equipment that have been upgraded and modernized for future operations during a planned maintenance period.

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Pete Hegseth, a Fox News co-host, author and US military veteran, has been nominated to lead the world's most powerful military as secretary of defense.He joined Fox News as a contributor in 2014 and now co-hosts Fox and Friends Weekend as well as serves as a host for Fox Nation.