Military demands, delayed construction and a law requiring the Navy to have at least 11 active carriers cast doubt on whether ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month ...

EVERETT, Wash. -- The aircraft carrier Nimitz has returned to its home port in Everett, completing a nine-month deployment in which it saw action in the Afghanistan War. The big ship was slowly ...

The U.S. Navy’s own moves show that the timing for retiring the USS Nimitz could hardly be worse. A replacement plan built ...

The USS Nimitz, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, returned to its homeport, Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, last month from its final deployment, a nine-month tour through the Third, ...