US Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz returns from final operational deployment

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz returned to her homeport of Bremerton, Washington, earlier this week, thus completing her final operational deployment.

Nimitz departed Bremerton as the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on March 21, 2025. The nine months underway included three months in the US Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility and nearly four months in US Central Command (CENTCOM).