Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran remains a "considerable" threat to US forces in the Middle East, which must be "ready to go ...

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, previously on what was thought to be its final patrol in the Indo-Pacific, is being ...

The aging USS Nimitz sails into conflict once more, marking a symbolic end to its storied career as US military movements ...

Brayton Harris' "Admiral Nimitz" is the easy-to-read story of the career of the nation's foremost Navy flag officer of the 20th century. Mr. Harris has done an admirable job of condensing a long ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has set sail from the U.S. on a journey that may eventually lead it toward the ...

Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay By Craig L. Symonds (Oxford University Press, 496 pages, $29.95) We have no dearth of Political Generals, that is, with a capital ...

After the war ended, ADM Nimitz served a two-year stint as the tenth Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). He retired on December 15, 1947, with the rank of Fleet Admiral five stars, thus becoming the ...

Chester W. Nimitz's naval career included a few bobbles on the way to becoming a fleet admiral and war hero. First, he was denied entry to West Point.Shaking off the rejection, the young Texan ...

Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories ...