Navy says USS Nimitz will put off retirement and stay in service into next year

The USS Nimitz will stay in service until March 2027. The extension matches delays for its replacement ship, the USS John F.
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10 Things That Make the USS Nimitz Legendary

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...
Stars and Stripes

‘Nimitz Gap’ debate clouds Navy’s decision to retire oldest carrier

BREMERTON, Wash. — The USS Nimitz sits in Sinclair Inlet, west of Seattle, its flight deck empty of aircraft and its hull showing scrapes and rust from its last official deployment across the Pacific ...

USS Nimitz, The US Navy’s Oldest Supercarrier, Began Her Final Voyage

CVN-68 began a homeport shift to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., as part of a long-planned process for the carrier’s ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Photos: USS Nimitz to be decommissioned after 50 years of service

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) makes her way into San Diego Bay mid-morning on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in San Diego, CA. The Nimitz, which was ported in San Diego for 11 years, is finishing a 50-year service ...