Tags: Aircraft Carriers, Defense, Military, Nimitz Class, U.S. Navy, and USS John C. Stennis 1 Nimitz-Class Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Will Go Nowhere’ for over 5 Years October 21, 2024 ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

A fighter jet landed on the USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time — a historic milestone. The aircraft carrier became the first in active service to hit that mark after 48 years in the Navy.

The aircraft carrier Nimitz completed its 350,000th arrested landing on Saturday, marking a historic milestone for the oldest-serving U.S.-commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, ...

Rear Adm. Michael Wosje, commander of Carrier Strike Group ONE, climbs into the cockpit of an F/A-18E Super Hornet before his 1,000th trap on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ...

The Nimitz was launched in 1972. It was commissioned by the U.S. Navy three years later and that same year, in 1975, it nailed its first arrested landing. Now, almost half a century later, the ...

The United States Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by its flagship, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) took part in a trilateral maritime exercise with the Japan ...