The Nimitz-class has served the US Navy for half a century and continues to provide a vital power projection capability to the military.

USS Carl Vinson's Motto: 'Strength from the Sea' After several sea trials, the ship took off from Norfolk, Va., in 1983, for an eight-month world cruise, with a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors, the ...

USS Nimitz – commissioned on May 3, 1975 – is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy. This is possibly its final sea voyage, as the Nimitz is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026.

The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is in the midst of one of its longest deployments in years, has been joined in the Arabian Sea by its sister flattop USS Nimitz, mainly ...

The Washington-based carrier was already scheduled to sail to U.S. Central Command to eventually relieve USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), which deployed in mid-November and will need to head home soon.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 28, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) leads the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Ashigara (DDG 178), left front, and JS Samidare ...