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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

‘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 ...
Stars and Stripes

USS Nimitz will delay retirement, serve into 2027

The scheduled retirement of the USS Nimitz will be delayed, and the Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will serve about 10 months longer than planned. The Nimitz will remain active through March 2027, the ...
Forbes

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The warship, which entered service 51 years ago this coming May, ...
The Aviationist

USS Nimitz Given Brief Lifeline as Decommissioning Pushed Back to 2027

Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain in service until at least March 2027. This will ...