For the 30th time in half a century, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is coming home. Home over the decades has been Norfolk, Va.; San Diego; and Everett, Wash. But for the past 10 years, going home ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — It was getting darker, colder and wetter by the minute Tuesday afternoon when the USS Nimitz slowly peeked its bow into Sinclair Inlet, made a tug-assisted pivot into a berth, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty years ago, the USS Nimitz crew was ordered to the waters off the Taiwan Strait. Tom Hoffman of Bremerton, a veteran who ...

Like a lot of Navy lore, the details are in dispute. But Jere Cordell, of San Diego, swears the beastly carrier USS Nimitz won an impromptu drag race against slender cruisers a half-century ago off ...

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP -- Rain pounded down from afternoon into the evening, but the moody weather did little to dampen the smiles and tears of children, partners, parents, and friends of sailors on the ...

On June 3rd, 1942, an American PBY Catalina patrol plane discovered the Japanese invasion force near Midway Island, an event that would prove critical in confirming the target and allowing Admiral ...

The USS Nimitz will serve the nation 10 more months than previously expected. The Navy is postponing the decommissioning of the aircraft carrier from May to 2027, the Kitsap Sun confirmed. “Nimitz’ ...

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during flight operations in the U.S. Central ...

Although the Nimitz’ scheduled decommissioning has been delayed for a year, the ship will probably remain in port until then. The United States Navy’s oldest active nuclear-powered supercarrier, the ...