After decades of faithful service to the United States Navy, it is time for the USS Nimitz to return to its homeport.

The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers developed to supplement the U.S. Navy's conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk -class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned into service by ...

The flattop, which operated from North Island for 11 years, is heading for Bremerton at the end of its final deployment.

The Nimitz is returning from a nine-month deployment — what the Navy has said is likely the last of its 50 years in service.

The Navy has begun the process of retiring its oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, which was commissioned in 1975. Huntington Ingalls Inc. has received an $18.4 million contract from U.S. Naval ...

It may be impossible to overstate just how much the introduction of the aircraft carrier changed the face of warfare. From the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942, through the rest of World War II and in ...

The United States Navy welcomed the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier as the lead ship in its class on May 3, 1975. Like all Navy vessels, the carrier was named after a significant person and the ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, named after WWII Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, have been pivotal to U.S. sea power for nearly five decades. -These nuclear-powered ships, equipped ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. US job ...

USS Nimitz profile: For almost five decades, the USS Nimitz has remained a cornerstone of the U.S. Navy’s sea power. When initially commissioned as CVAN-68, she represented one of the largest warships ...