Key Points – The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of its class and a symbol of US naval power for 50 years, is currently conducting its final patrol in the South China Sea before its impending ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.