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.

“The sailor has been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown after being reported unaccounted for Saturday morning while the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) was conducting a regularly scheduled port call ...

On Tuesday, the United States Navy announced that USS Nimitz (CVN-68) completed her planned incremental availability (PIA) exercise late last month and is now in the pre-deployment phase.