The USS Nimitz, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, returned to its homeport, Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, last month from its final deployment, a nine-month tour through the Third, ...

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 ...

U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month deployment. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz aircraft ...

Approximately 3,000 Nimitz crew members are coming home after a nine-month global deployment. The ship will be performing maintenance at Naval Base Kitsap before a homeport shift to Naval Station ...

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it left San Diego, Calif., Dec. 7, 2025, to head to Bremerton, Wash. USNI courtesy photo USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned for what may be the last time to Bremerton, Wash., ...

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 ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — It was getting darker, colder and wetter by the minute Tuesday afternoon when the USS Nimitz slowly peeked its bow into Sinclair Inlet, made a tug-assisted pivot into a berth, and ...

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a nuclear powered supercarrier of the U.S. Navy and the lead ship of her class. It is one of the largest warships in the world, with a total displacement of 110,250 tons.

Key Points and Summary - The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is nearing retirement after more than half a century as one of America’s most important aircraft carriers. -Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz helped ...