Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz completed what likely was its final deployment on Tuesday and is scheduled to be decommissioned 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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The USS Nimitz, America’s oldest Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is slated to retire in April 2026 after more than 50 years at sea. -That decision now collides with a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. The ...

The Navy has recovered the two aircraft lost off the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea on Oct. 26, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement on Dec. 8. On Dec. 5, the Navy recovered the F/A-18F Super ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before being retired. Thousands gathered at thel ...