The USS Nimitz, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, returned to its homeport, Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, ...

The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions ...

U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it transits Puget Sound while returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. However, the arrival of ...

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 ...

Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month deployment. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz aircraft ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before being retired. Thousands gathered at thel ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP -- Rain pounded down from afternoon into the evening, but the moody weather did little to dampen the smiles and tears of children, partners, parents, and friends of sailors on the ...

The Navy has suffered significant losses from 13 fires on ships undergoing maintenance since 2008. The Navy investigated these fires, including one on board the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020. Based on ...

BREMERTON — The rain poured and the wind howled as dozens of loved ones of sailors onboard the USS Nimitz stood on the pier under a pavilion. Their clothes drenched as the rain blew in sideways, many ...