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

In about a year, the USS Nimitz will be leaving Naval Base Kitsap ahead of its planned decommissioning, according to Navy ...

Naval Base Kitsap would swap the Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, for its newest, the USS John F. Kennedy, ...

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will make one last homeport change, moving from Bremerton, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., ...

and shift its homeport to Norfolk, Virginia. The move is scheduled for April 12, 2026, and the Nimitz will begin its decommissioning process on the East Coast, USS Nimitz spokesperson Tim Pietrack ...