Morning Overview on MSN

Costly Navy blunder means the USS Nimitz carrier can’t retire anytime soon

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

Navy mistake: The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier can’t be retired now

Synopsis: The U.S. Navy faces a high-stakes decision as the USS Nimitz approaches its scheduled 2026 retirement. -After 50 years of service, the Navy’s oldest carrier is returning to Bremerton, ...
Stars and Stripes

Rainy reunion as the Nimitz crew comes home for the last time

BREMERTON, Wash. — It was getting darker, colder and wetter by the minute Tuesday afternoon when the USS Nimitz slowly peeked its bow into Sinclair Inlet, made a tug-assisted pivot into a berth, and ...
The Aviationist

USS Nimitz Decommissioning in Sight as HII Awarded Contract Modification

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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego se despide del USS Nimitz, el portaaviones más emblemático de la Armada, que pone fin a 50 años de servicio

Como ocurre con muchas historias de la Armada, los detalles son objeto de debate. Pero Jere Cordell, de San Diego, jura que el imponente portaaviones USS Nimitz ganó una carrera improvisada contra ...