If the Nimitz project succeeds, reactors from future decommissioned aircraft carriers, submarines and other sources could be ...

Key Points and Summary - The USS Nimitz, America’s oldest Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is slated to retire in April 2026 after more than 50 years at sea. -That decision now collides with a ...

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 ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrives in Guam for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 17, 2025. George Washington returned to Guam for a port visit Dec. 1, 2025. US Navy photo ...

U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship on July 23, 2025. US Navy photo The Navy is investigating the fuel supply ...

Like a lot of Navy lore, the details are in dispute. But Jere Cordell, of San Diego, swears the beastly carrier USS Nimitz won an impromptu drag race against slender cruisers a half-century ago off ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP -- Rain pounded down from afternoon into the evening, but the moody weather did little to dampen the smiles and tears of children, partners, parents, and friends of sailors on the ...