The End of an Era: USS Nimitz Prepares for 2026 Decommissioning Summary and Key Points: -The U.S. Navy’s oldest active nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), has returned to Naval ...
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, ...
This post has been updated to adjust the position of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). These are the approximate positions of ...
USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the ...
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Could a New Iran War Force the USS Nimitz Out of Retirement?

With simultaneous crises emerging in the Middle East and Asia, the United States has too few aircraft carriers for its global demands.
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 ...
Two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier crashed just 30 minutes apart into the South China sea over the weekend – but all five crew members from both craft were mercifully rescued ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An MH-60R Seahawk takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during flight operations in the US Central ...
The U.S. Navy lost two aircraft from the USS Nimitz in separate incidents within 30 minutes in the South China Sea. Navy officials said that three crew members of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were ...
U.S. naval and air forces are moving toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, highlighting deterrence efforts, escalation risks, and what the buildup means for servicemembers operating in ...