The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of its class and a symbol of US naval power for 50 years, is currently conducting its ...

The Nimitz—the oldest U.S. aircraft carrier in active service—has been on deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean since ...

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating 124 miles north of the disputed Senkaku Islands ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, symbolizes a pivotal era in U.S. Navy history. Commissioned in 1975 ...

It may have a knifelike bow, which helps reduce wind resistance and aerodynamic drag, but below the water line, the hull spreads out and is actually quite wide. A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ...

After seven months in port, the USS Nimitz is back at sea. The aircraft carrier, CVN 68, returned to operations on Friday, June 22, following a few days of sea trials. The carrier had spent more ...

This will likely be the last deployment for the USS Nimitz — the oldest active U.S. aircraft carrier — before its planned decommissioning in 2026 after 50 years of service. The strike group ...

But there’s a catch. Right now, the United States Navy has one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the venerable USS Nimitz, loitering around the Pacific Ocean—whereas the Chinese People’s ...

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.

Master-at-Arms Seaman Amanda Malave mans a security watch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz on Wednesday. The carrier recently completed a maintenance stint at Puget Sound Naval ...

Over the decades, the two aircraft carriers heading to the chopping block have played significant roles in military conflicts. The 48-year-old USS Nimitz (CVN-68) was commissioned in 1975 and ...