The USS "Nimitz" is an iconic aircraft carrier, the first in a long series of ships that bear its name. It has symbolised the US Navy's strength and American dominance on the world's seas.

Sailors look out from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz in Puget Sound, Washington, on March 21, 2025, as they embark for San Deigo, and then onto their Indo-Pacific deployment.

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific on Friday. This will likely be the last deployment for the USS ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier passed by Seattle for what was likely its final deployment before it will leave Naval Base Kitsap next year ahead of its planned decommissioning.

BREMERTON, Wash. — The U.S. Navy announced that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier left Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton on Friday morning to conduct routine operations, according to Lt. Commander Tim ...

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 ...

The USS Nimitz passed by Alki Beach in Seattle Friday morning. It is on its way to its last deployment. DHS Sec. Kristi Noem introduces youngest member of US Secret Service 3 Social Security Rules ...

The time to say goodbye to the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier forever is getting closer — both for Washingtonians and the rest of the nation. In approximately a year the Navy's oldest active ...

Sailors prepare to man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in San Diego on June 28, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will make one last homeport change ...

Examples include USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan ... 30-40% of active-duty forces are combat-ready (~50,000-68,000), given frontline roles in infantry, armor, and air force units. Support/Non-Combat: ...

Navy officer walks past fighter jets parked on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ... a super-dense metal used in armor-piercing munitions, and titanium ...