Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two ...

The Blue Angels flying team includes some of the most accomplished and skilled pilots in the U.S. Navy. Here are some facts ...

“I didn’t know nothing about a Purple Heart. They told me go get ready because I was going over to the main ship, Admiral Nimitz is going to pin a Purple Heart on you. I said, ‘What?

Anyway, the Nimitz is set to be retired this year from active duty and mothballed around 2027. To be clear: the Nimitz-class has served her country with distinction. She is an overall success ...

it’s going to happen for every Nimitz-class carrier. At least one extension,” Vice Admiral Kenneth Whitesell said last year. Yet the Nimitz extensions have not gone smoothly. Delays in the ...

America’s Nimitz-class carriers are truly historic vessels. In other words, they’re very old. The Nimitz herself is 50 years old. Indeed, this flat top—like all America’s carriers ...

Aerial view of the pier at the Nimitz Marine Facility on San Diego Harbor. The Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) is the home port and technical support center for the Scripps oceanographic research ...

The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses its namesake's surname.

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...