Latest "USS Nimitz" stories

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams ahead of the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) while participating in Malabar 2020 in the north Arabian Sea on Nov. 17, 2020.

Nimitz sailor recounts 341 days at sea during pandemic

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group had the longest deployment since the Vietnam War.

By James Burky, The Daily Sentinel via the AP

23 months ago

After historically long deployment, Nimitz is almost home

The carrier strike group is wrapping up the longest deployment since the Vietnam War

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

24 months ago

Austin visits aircraft carrier Nimitz; weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast

Standing in the ship’s hangar bay, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he will make a decision soon on whether to send a carrier back to the Middle East, where the Nimitz had been.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

24 months ago

Taiwan says ties with US military strong amid threats from China

As the U.S. Navy asserts its presence in the South China Sea, Taiwan’s leader says its ties with Washington remain solid over the transition from the Trump to the Biden administration.

24 months ago

As Nimitz heads home, questions arise about carrier presence in Middle East

The aircraft carrier Nimitz is heading home after an extra-long deployment, amid questions of whether that should be the norm.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

US B-52 conducts ‘presence patrol’ after Iranian Guard holds missile drill

A U.S. B-52 conducted a presence patrol in the Middle East on Sunday, a day after Iran held a drill in the Indian Ocean.

2 years ago