PresidentBush safely lands in an S-3B Viking jet on the deck of the USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' returning from operations in Iraq while 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, California . It is the first time a sitting president has arrived on the deck of an Aircraft Carrier by plane. Bush makes a primetime address, surrounded by hundreds of sailors, in which he declares major combat operations in Iraq over.
United States Navy forces start moving out of Vieques . A big celebration erupts on Vieques' streets at 12:01 AM EST, to celebrate the military's move out of the island.
