Nearly half a century after its first deployment, the Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier made a rare visit to Bahrain that ...

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 ...

The USS Nimitz strike group is deploying to the Middle East amid ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran that threaten to develop into a broader conflict, a U.S. defense official confirmed Monday.

The Nimitz started the PIA in January. The maintenance and upgrades took over 2,840,000 man-hours from the shipyard's team and its partners to get the ship ready, according to the statement.

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 ...