Navy Mistake: The USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Can’t Be Retired Now

Navy Mistake: The USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Can’t Be Retired Now

Synopsis: The U.S. Navy faces a high-stakes decision as the USS Nimitz approaches its scheduled 2026 retirement. After 50 years of service, the Navy’s oldest carrier is returning to Bremerton, Washington, but a two-year delay for the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) threatens to drop the fleet to just 10 active carriers. ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts rudder turns during se…