106K views · 579 reactions | On this #NimitzDay, we're honoring the...

4.4K views · 381 reactions | OK, Gang, Phil(mer) put together another video of my USS Nimitz tour back in 2012 with a LOT of aircraft deck launches and recoveries and below-deck back-of-house tours. Not much talking and a lot of walking, so pour yourself a drink, sit back, and enjoy what our great Navy does! | Kermit Weeks | Facebook

#OTD in 1945, hundreds of thousands of people in Washington, D.C. welcomed FADM Chester Nimitz for "Nimitz Day." The celebration featured a parade of 5,000 military personnel and a massive fly over. Nimitz joined President Harry Truman on a reviewing stand built to resemble USS Missouri. | U.S. Naval Institute

CVN 68 USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; it's one of the largest warships ever, commissioned in 1975, serving for nearly 50 years before its planned decommissioning in 2026, and has supported major operations like Desert Storm. 🫡 | Ultimate Military Channel

Commissioned on May 3, 1975, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered supercarriers, named after Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. With a50-year career, she served in the Mediterranean, supported the 1980 Iran hostage crisis rescue (Operation Evening Light), the Gulf War, and operations in Iraq/Afghanistan. #cvn68 #ussnimitz #usnavy #veterans #foryou | Ships & Models by Erick Navas