NORFOLK (July 6, 2022) Ensign Sydney Hughes smiles while hugging a dog brought aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to increase morale and decrease stress for Sailors, July 13, 2022. The dog visit is a collaborative effort between Mutts with a Mission, Canine Comfort, Crisis Response Canine, and the USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Novalee Manzella)