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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. It was from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, that ...
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 ...
Key Points and Summary - USS Nimitz (CVN-68), first of the Nimitz-class supercarriers, is concluding a 50-year career that spanned the Cold War, Eagle Claw, Southern Watch, and post-9/11 wars in ...
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 ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world… ...