The oldest active supercarrier has welcomed three South American presidents, each given the VIP treatment while onboard.

New Chilean President José Antonio Kast was part of a delegation that toured the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a port call in Valparaiso, Chile, last week. The April 17 visit was linked to the ...

For the 30th time in half a century, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is coming home. Home over the decades has been Norfolk, Va.; San Diego; and Everett, Wash. But for the past 10 years, going home ...

The US Navy’s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are in varied stages of deployment, maintenance, or overhaul, with roughly half currently at sea. The USS Nimitz is rounding South America on her ...