After decades of faithful service to the United States Navy, it is time for the USS Nimitz to return to its homeport. What is almost certainly the final deployment of the oldest active nuclear-powered ...

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The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier ...

Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month deployment. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz aircraft ...