Thai Us Friendship

5,100 Sailors, One Warm Island: Phuket Welcomes the USS George H.W. Bush Crew Ashore

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and destroyer USS Delbert D. Black anchored off Phuket on 4 October with more than 5,100 personnel — the crew's first port call since March. Six days of boat rides ashore, temple visits, food stalls and a friendly US-Thailand football match are underway.