Key Points and Summary - The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is nearing retirement after more than half a century as one of America’s most important aircraft carriers. -Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz helped ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The ...
U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...
A Bremerton-based aircraft carrier lost two aircraft while operating at South China Sea on Sunday, the Navy said. On Oct. 26, at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk ...
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it left San Diego, Calif., Dec. 7, 2025, to head to Bremerton, Wash. USNI courtesy photo USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned for what may be the last time to Bremerton, Wash., ...
The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier ...