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The post USS Nimitz, The US Navy’s Oldest Carrier, Has Arrived In Norfolk appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sails on Panama Bay, in Panama City on March 30, 2026. (Photo by HUGE PERALTA / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The oldest active nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and the longest serving, completed its homeport shift from Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) arrived at what will be its final homeport, completing a four-month underway that took it around South America and included numerous goodwill port calls and visits from foreign dignitaries. The carrier also took part in multiple joint exercises with the maritime forces of U.S. partners throughout Latin America. The supercarrier, which has been in service since May 1975, departed from Naval Base Kitsap in March as part of a planned relocation in advance of its decommissioning and recycling. CVN-68 was scheduled to be

The post Oldest Active Navy Aircraft Carrier Didn’t Embark Newest Jet Fighters appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. An F-35C Lightening II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted it’s first arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on November 3, 2014 at sea in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Kelly M. Agee/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) Getty Images The United States Navy’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), is close to completing its final journey as it makes a homeport shift from Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. However, the warship, which is also now the longest-serving aircraft carrier in U.S. Navy history, was dispatched to New York City to take part in the International Naval Review 250 over the past holiday weekend. The warship, which marked its 51st year in service in early May, had departed from the Pacific Northwest on March 7, 2026, and was expected to arrive earlier this spring to be