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

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will not return to the Navy’s active, deployable carrier roster again not because the ship ceased to perform its functions, but because the mechanical nature of the retirement of a ...

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 ...

After half a century at the center of American sea power, the nuclear supercarrier USS Nimitz has reached the end of its operational road. The ship that defined modern carrier aviation is now ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes ...

Eight of the United States Navy's 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are named to honor former presidents, even as just six ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The ...