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An American aircraft carrier’s departure from the Middle East comes alongside a reduction in Navy forces in the eastern ...
The US Navy is rushing to deploy more carriers across multiple theatres as it grapples with delayed construction timelines and a shortage of available carriers.
This post has been updated to correct the deployment date for USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). After three months in the Middle East ...
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is in the midst of one of its longest deployments in years, has ...
USS Nimitz is set to undergo its decommissioning process at Newport News Shipyard, Virginia.
Familiar with Kitsap Before joining USS Nimitz, Graber served as the commanding officer of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) from September 2021 to December 2022.
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrived in Manila on Thursday for a port visit, the first since it departed ...
BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz returned to Bremerton on Friday night following more than six weeks of the crew's final training before deployment. “After a very busy year, we’ve reached our goal ...
Two U.S. aircraft carriers—USS Nimitz and USS George Washington—are in different parts of waters in the western Pacific Ocean.
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 ...
A fighter jet landed on the USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time — a historic milestone. The aircraft carrier became the first in active service to hit that mark after 48 years in the Navy. But the ...
The USS Nimitz will leave the service in 2026, while the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower will retire a year later. It’s part of a long-term effort to modernize the current fleet of 297 ships.