USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will not return to the Navy’s active, deployable carrier roster again not because the ship ceased to perform its functions, but because the mechanical nature of the retirement of a ...

Synopsis: The U.S. Navy faces a high-stakes decision as the USS Nimitz approaches its scheduled 2026 retirement. -After 50 years of service, the Navy’s oldest carrier is returning to Bremerton, ...

Eight of the United States Navy's 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are named to honor former presidents, even as just six ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — Cheers erupted through the rain as the USS Nimitz pulled into Naval Base Kitsap, marking a historic homecoming after 270 days at sea and the aircraft carrier’s final ...

USS Nimitz is the oldest ship in its class, having sailed the seas with the Navy for half a century. One of the largest warships across the globe, CVN-68, along with its sister ships, ensures ...

BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz is back home. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sailed through Puget Sound from Naval Magazine Indian Island to Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday, Dec. 16, arriving just after 2 ...

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 ...