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 ...
BREMERTON — The rain poured and the wind howled as dozens of loved ones of sailors onboard the USS Nimitz stood on the pier under a pavilion. Their clothes drenched as the rain blew in sideways, many ...
However, as Marine Insight reported, the reactors aboard the Nimitz are already scheduled for removal as part of standard inactivation procedures, which will be carried out at Newport News ...
The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions ...
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the fifth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, conducted live fire exercises last week in ...
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68), two of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful aircraft carriers, were deployed ...
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Where Are America’s Aircraft Carriers Now?

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
Fiscal Year 2025 saw the most fatalities among sailors in a decade, according to the Naval Safety Command. There were 64 ...
USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group executes live-fire drills and resupply in South China Sea, testing defenses against ...
Navy Musician 2nd Class Zachary Buckwash, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs holiday carols on the pier alongside 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 18, ...
Phoenix's International (Phoenix) recently assisted the Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) with the successful recovery of an MH-60R helicopter and an F/A-18F ...