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USS Nimitz decommissioning in sight as HII awarded contract modification

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled ...
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USS Nimitz comes home for the last time

For the 30th time in half a century, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is coming home. Home over the decades has been Norfolk, Va.; San Diego; and Everett, Wash. But for the past 10 years, going home ...
Yakima Herald

Watching the USS Nimitz return to WA, likely for the final time

Hearing the Nimitz was coming back spurred Shauna Sowersby, a former Navy photographer and reporter, to reach out to others ...
USNI

Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton, Wraps Final Deployment

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it left San Diego, Calif., Dec. 7, 2025, to head to Bremerton, Wash. USNI courtesy photo USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned for what may be the last time to Bremerton, Wash., ...
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The USS Nimitz Is Heading to the Middle East

The aging USS Nimitz sails into conflict once more, marking a symbolic end to its storied career as US military movements signal rising tensions with Iran. The United States Navy’s oldest operational ...