Tuesday is the last time the 50-year-old USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sails back into Puget Sound from a deployment.

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

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — Cheers erupted through the rain as the USS Nimitz pulled into Naval Base Kitsap, marking a historic homecoming after 270 days at sea and the aircraft carrier’s final ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. It was from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, that ...

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled ...

We'll say farewell to an aircraft carrier and see a pay raise for service members in Kitsap's military community in 2026.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the Persian Gulf in 2013. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is heading to the Middle East, and that will bring the total number of carriers in the region to ...

BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz is back home. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sailed through Puget Sound from Naval Magazine Indian Island to Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday, Dec. 16, arriving just after 2 ...