Synopsis: The U.S. Navy faces a high-stakes decision as the USS Nimitz approaches its scheduled 2026 retirement. -After 50 years of service, the Navy’s oldest carrier is returning to Bremerton, ...

Eight of the United States Navy's 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are named to honor former presidents, even as just six ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month ...

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 ...

This post has been updated to adjust the position of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). These are the approximate positions of ...

The USS Nimitz, the Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton on Friday for its likely final deployment. The Nimitz is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026. The departure leaves ...

BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz is back home. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sailed through Puget Sound from Naval Magazine Indian Island to Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday, Dec. 16, arriving just after 2 ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — Cheers erupted through the rain as the USS Nimitz pulled into Naval Base Kitsap, marking a historic homecoming after 270 days at sea and the aircraft carrier’s final ...

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 ...

USS Nimitz is the oldest ship in its class, having sailed the seas with the Navy for half a century. One of the largest warships across the globe, CVN-68, along with its sister ships, ensures ...