Nimitz-Class Archives

(July 18, 2012) - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) moves into formation for a photo exercise during the Great Green Fleet Demonstration as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Nimitz is currently underway participating in RIMPAC. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/RELEASED)

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U.S. Navy Deploys Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz to South America for 1 Last Mission Before Retirement Comes

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the United States Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier, departed Naval Base Kitsap on March 7, 2026, for the final time...

Jack BuckbyApril 9, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during dual-carrier sustainment operations with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). In addition to demonstrating the Navy's inherent flexibility and scalability, this evolution provides the opportunity to conduct complex, multi-unit training to enhance maritime interoperability and combat readiness; prepare the Navy to protect our homeland; and preserve and promote peace anywhere around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Sotolongo/Released)

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101 Missiles Fired at One Aircraft Carrier. 101 Shot Down. The U.S. Navy Just Proved the ‘Carrier Killer’ Crowd Wrong.

The Iran War Proves Aircraft Carriers Aren’t Obsolete: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier vulnerability has been called into question in recent years due to the...

Kris OsbornApril 9, 2026

project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole)

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U.S. Navy Nuclear Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush Just Left Port and Could Very Well Be Bombing Iran Soon

The U.S. Navy Might Soon Be Sending Another Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East: Iran Might Be the Target The George H. W. Bush...

Stephen SilverApril 1, 2026

Sailors and Marines man the rail as three harbor tugs push the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) away from Pier 11 at Norfolk Naval Base on Oct. 3, 1997, for a scheduled six-month deployment. The George Washington will relieve the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) to conduct operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

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The U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Fleet Is Being Stretched Far Past the Breaking Point

What Is Wrong With the U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Fleet? In a Word: Numbers The U.S. Navy is striving to operate in three theaters...

Brent M. EastwoodMarch 31, 2026

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The U.S. Navy Pulled Off An Aircraft Carrier Miracle During World War II. It Can’t Be Recreated

The U.S. Navy Built 24 Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers. It Can’t Pull That Off Again The U.S. was able to build twenty-four Essex-class aircraft carriers...

Isaac SeitzMarch 27, 2026

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transits the Caribbean Sea during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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The U.S. Navy’s Great Aircraft Carrier Shortage Is a Painful Mess

Why America Is Running Short of Aircraft Carriers, And No Solution Seems Easy In March 2026, the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the...

Jack BuckbyMarch 27, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (TAO 189) transfer cargo and JP-5 during a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea training as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mitchell Mason)

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A Third U.S. Aircraft Carrier Is Heading to the Iran War — It’s Not an Escalation Signal, It’s a Sign America Is Running Out of Options

The Three Aircraft Carrier Calculus: USS George H.W. Bush Joins Operation Epic Fury The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is preparing to deploy from...

Harrison KassMarch 22, 2026

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‘Psychological Breaking Point’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Has Been Pushed to Its Limits

The 11-Month Breaking Point: The Grueling Reality of the USS Ford’s Record Aircraft Carrier Deployment The modern aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was...

Kris OsbornMarch 21, 2026

(July 8, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducts an early morning replenishment at sea with the George Washington Strike Group. George Washington is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released) .

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2,117 Days in the Shipyard: Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington’s 6-Year U.S. Navy Mess

The struggle to return the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the flight line highlights a systemic issue: the U.S. Navy is currently operating...

Jack BuckbyMarch 20, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) picks up speed as she steams through the western Pacific Ocean on Aug. 25, 2004. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are conducting exercises at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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America Has 1 Shipyard That Can Refuel Nuclear Aircraft Carriers — It’s Already Behind on the Stennis and the Truman Is Next in Line

The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is currently the focal point of a systemic industrial crisis that is eroding the U.S. Navy's global power...

Jack BuckbyMarch 20, 2026

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