USS Nimitz is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class.
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26 Facts About USS Nimitz
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USS Nimitz had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington .
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The home port of USS Nimitz was again moved to Naval Station Everett in Washington in 2012.
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In January 2015, USS Nimitz changed home port from Everett back to Naval Base Kitsap.
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The vessel was christened on 13 May 1972 by Catherine USS Nimitz Lay, the daughter of the late Admiral USS Nimitz, six years after his death.
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USS Nimitz is part of Carrier Strike Group Eleven with Carrier Air Wing Seventeen embarked, with USS Nimitz as the flagship of the strike group and the home of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 9.
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USS Nimitz deployed to the Western Pacific with Carrier Air Wing 9 embarked on 2 September 1988.
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USS Nimitz again deployed to the Persian Gulf on 1 February 1993, in support of Operation Southern Watch, returning on 1 August 1993.
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On 27 November 1995, USS Nimitz deployed to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf with Carrier Air Wing Nine .
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USS Nimitz cruised the Persian Gulf in support of Southern Watch prior to returning from deployment on 20 May 1996.
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On 1 September 1997, USS Nimitz began an around the world cruise, again supporting Southern Watch, which ended in Newport News, Virginia on 2 March 1998.
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USS Nimitz's next spent the next three years undergoing a nuclear Refueling and Complex Overhaul that ended on 25 June 2001.
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On 21 September 2001, after sea trials in the Virginia Capes, USS Nimitz began to transit around South America to the new home port of NAS North Island in San Diego, California, arriving there on 13 November 2001.
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USS Nimitz was awarded the Navy Battle "E" for battle efficiency for 2007 along with the Ney award for food service excellence, and returned to her home port of San Diego on 3 June 2008.
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USS Nimitz visited Hong Kong for five days in February 2010 to allow the crew to rest and visit the city.
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On 9 March 2012, USS Nimitz arrived at her new homeport of Naval Station Everett after spending nearly a week at sea conducting post overhaul sea trials.
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In March 2012, USS Nimitz arrived at the new home port of Naval Station Everett in Washington state after more than a year of maintenance work in Bremerton, replacing sister carrier, Abraham Lincoln.
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On 3 August 2012, USS Nimitz departed from Pearl Harbor after a two-day port call, arriving at NAS North Island on 9 August 2012 to begin Fleet Replacement Squadron carrier qualifications.
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BBC reported that USS Nimitz was located in the Persian Gulf, ready to contribute to an operation against Syria when President Obama ordered a military strike.
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In late 2014, following the completion of work up qualifications, USS Nimitz participated in her first deployment, a two-week multi-national fleet exercise involving the Third Fleet, as well as ships from the Royal Canadian Navy and JMSDF.
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In 2015, USS Nimitz transferred to Bremerton to undergo a 16-month maintenance cycle.
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On 1 June 2017, USS Nimitz left Naval Base Kitsap for her next scheduled deployment.
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On 1 March 2018, USS Nimitz entered dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for ten months of overhaul.
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In May 2022, USS Nimitz led Carrier Strike Group 11 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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