USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class.

Dec 16, 2025 · USS Nimitz returning to Bremerton from final global deployment Tuesday is the last time the 50-year-old USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sails back into Puget Sound from a …

Dec 16, 2025 · Nimitz, the oldest carrier in the Navy’s fleet — commissioned in 1975 — returned Tuesday to Bremerton after a stop in San Diego, Calif.

Dec 17, 2025 · Built after the Navy’s first nuclear-powered carrier, the USS Enterprise, the Nimitz became the flagship vessel of the ten Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers. The storied vessel …

Jan 2, 2026 · If the Nimitz project succeeds, reactors from future decommissioned aircraft carriers, submarines and other sources could be used for data centers.

Mar 7, 2025 · The USS Nimitz, anticipated to deploy overseas in the coming months, will be decommissioned in 2026, according to the Navy.

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and is named in honor of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

Oct 27, 2025 · The Navy's Pacific Fleet says 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.

Jun 16, 2025 · USS Nimitz – commissioned on May 3, 1975 – is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy. This is possibly its final sea voyage, as the Nimitz is scheduled to be …

Key Points - The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, previously on what was thought to be its final patrol in the Indo-Pacific, is being redeployed to the Middle East, demonstrating US naval flexibility...