USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) shortly before sunset after taking on fuel. US Navy Photo SAN DIEGO ...

What You Need to Know: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), one of the U.S. Navy’s most iconic aircraft carriers, is nearing retirement after nearly 50 years of service. Commissioned in 1975, the supercarrier ...