The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...

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

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the oldest commissioned aircraft carrier ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...