Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton, Wraps Final Deployment
Dec 16, 2025 · USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned for what may be the last time to Bremerton, Wash., concluding its final deployment after nearly nine months at sea. Nimitz, the oldest carrier in the …
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USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class.
USS Nimitz returns home for likely last time before retirement
Dec 17, 2025 · The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docked in its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, on Tuesday for what is scheduled to be its final visit there. The …
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Dec 17, 2025 · The Nimitz class carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) returned to its homeport of Bremerton following nine months underway in the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleets, Dec. 16.
USS Nimitz returns home after final deployment, reuniting …
Dec 17, 2025 · The USS Nimitz made a historic homecoming after 270 days at sea and the aircraft carrier’s final deployment before decommissioning.
USS Nimitz aircraft carrier completes its likely final deployment
Dec 17, 2025 · The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before retiring.
Final retirement planning phase begins for America's oldest active ...
3 days ago · America’s oldest active aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), has entered the retirement planning phase after the US Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a …
Watching the USS Nimitz return to WA, likely for the final time
Dec 22, 2025 · Hearing the Nimitz was coming back spurred Shauna Sowersby, a former Navy photographer and reporter, to reach out to others she served with to swap stories and reminisce.
Bahrain welcomes USS Nimitz as carrier’s long career winds down
Aug 11, 2025 · Initially operating with the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Indo-Pacific, the Nimitz strike group was redirected in mid-June as tensions rose between Israel and Iran. Nimitz, which deployed …
In 2026 USS Nimitz will move to Norfolk, start decommissioning
Mar 6, 2025 · The USS Nimitz, anticipated to deploy overseas in the coming months, will be decommissioned in 2026, according to the Navy.