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USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final 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 ...
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Oldest aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs for likely last deployment
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western ...
From USS Nimitz to USS Ranger: Aircraft carriers homeported in Bremerton over the decades
With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft ...
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USS Nimitz, More than 3,000 Sailors Will Move to Norfolk in 2026
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 ...
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HII Secures Potential $359M Navy Contract for Aircraft Carrier Inactivation
Huntington Ingalls Inc. has booked a potential $358.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for services supporting the inactivation and defueling of the USS Nimitz ... of the CVN 68 aircraft ...
USS Nimitz departs Bremerton for its likely last deployment
BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz departed the shore of Sinclair Inlet at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Friday, leaving its Bremerton ...
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In 2026 USS Nimitz will move to Norfolk, start decommissioning
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 ...