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USS Nimitz

Deployment Decommissioning Deployment History Southern Seas 2026 Operational History Incidents Carrier Strike Group 11 Deployment in Caribbean Final Deployment US Navy

USS Nimitz to Shift Homeport to Norfolk as Navy Delays Its Retirement

The Navy postponed the carrier’s planned decommissioning to align its service with the commissioning schedule of the new USS John F. Kennedy.

Theodore Roosevelt Hosts International Helicopter Exchange at RIMPAC

U.S. Deploys USS Nimitz to Caribbean as Raúl Castro Is Indicted

U.S. Sends USS Nimitz to Caribbean as Justice Dept. Indicts Raúl Castro

USS Nimitz Berths in Rio for Southern Seas 2026 on Final Overseas Tour

Milei Boards U.S. Carrier USS Nimitz as Argentina–U.S. Drills Conclude

USS Nimitz Leads Southern Seas 2026 With Rio de Janeiro Port Call

U.S. Navy Seeks Enduring SOUTHCOM Response That Doesn’t Rely on Carriers

Mexico Officials Make Protocol Visit Aboard USS Nimitz During Southern Seas 2026

U.S. Confirms USS Nimitz Latin America Tour, Panama Stop Set for March 29–April 2

Navy Pushes USS Nimitz Decommissioning to March 2027, Awards $96 Million Planning Deal

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Certified To Deploy After COMPTUEX

Ford Enters Red Sea as U.S. Readies Third Carrier, Nimitz Begins Final Voyage

USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton, Ending Final Deployment Ahead of Retirement

Navy Recovers Nimitz Super Hornet and Seahawk From South China Sea

USS Nimitz Departs Pearl Harbor on Final Leg of Last Deployment

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From USS Nimitz Crash in South China Sea

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From USS Nimitz Crash in South China Sea, All Crew Rescued

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From USS Nimitz Crash in South China Sea With All Five Crew Rescued

US Carrier Fleet to Dip to 10 Ships as Ford-Class Delays Push Back John F. Kennedy Handover