This Navy admiral just bagged his 1,000th landing on an aircraft carrier
With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...
LIVE: USS Nimitz passing by Seattle during likely final deployment
The USS Nimitz will pass by Seattle for what is likely to be its final deployment before it leaves Naval Base Kitsap ahead of ...
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Naval Base Kitsap would swap oldest aircraft carrier for newest under Navy plan
The Nimitz, which was named for Adm. Chester Nimitz, has a crew of more than 3,200 and another 2,500 or more when carrying its air wing. The Navy plans to maintain its congressionally mandated 11 ...
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Book Review: Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory
Evan Mawdsley’s Supremacy at Sea is an engaging and fast moving account of the opening moves of the U.S. Navy’s Central Pacific offensive during the first half of 1944 and that offensive’s driving ...
USA Today17 天
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 ...