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 USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was the first in its class and has served the United States for half of a century. Being active for that long, it has seen a lot.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the U.S. Navy’s oldest in-service aircraft carrier, is preparing for one of its final deployments before decommissioning in 2026. After more than 50 ...

Airman Leslie Maciaschica, from the Bronx, serves food in the aft galley aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN 68) July 15, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine ...

The end is coming for the United States Navy’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but USS Nimitz (CVN-68) isn’t done just yet. Following a seven-month “planned incremental availability” (PIA) at ...

Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), observe as a small boat is lowered into the water from the pier, May 7, 2025. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS ...

USS Nimitz completed another milestone to get ready for deployment. (US Navy) Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) completed its first post-planned incremental availability exercise while under way in ...

The U.S. Navy has stepped up flight operations amid rising tensions in the region over Gaza and Tehran's nuclear program.

USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a ...

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Bremerton Tuesday afternoon, becoming the second Nimitz-class aircraft carrier now based in Naval Base Kitsap, joining the USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The last time ...

Yeoman 2nd Class Nakyla Hill, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, assigned to administration department’s personnel division, speaks with her hose team after fighting a simulated fire during a general ...