171017-N-ME396-016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2017) Quartermaster 1st Class Dennis Steel raises the American flag aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is underway completing sustainment requirements during exercise Bold Alligator 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristan B. Lotz/Released)