The USS Nimitz is set to retire in 2027, and it will be doing so after having broken a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier record over the course of its long service.

The nuclear-powered supercarrier arrived at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on Tuesday, after circling South America ...

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier recently spent more than three months circumnavigating Central and South America following ...

It may be impossible to overstate just how much the introduction of the aircraft carrier changed the face of warfare. From the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942, through the rest of World War II and in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than five decades, the USS Nimitz served as one of the most iconic aircraft carriers in American history— and for the ...

The longest-serving carrier, bound for Virginia, joins several other warships still operating in Latin American waters.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulled into Kingston Harbour this week, completing a circumnavigation of South ...

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 ...

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) earned the Battle Effectiveness Award for combat operations against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels during Operation Rough Rider.

The USS Nimitz sailing on the open ocean. - United States Navy/Wikimedia Commons The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier is a historic vessel and one of the most powerful aircraft carriers sailing in 2026.