Career (US)
Ordered:	31 March 1967
Laid down:	22 June 1968
Launched:	13 May 1972
Commissioned:	3 May 1975
Reclassified:	CVN-68
Homeport:	NB San Diego, California
Motto:	Teamwork, a Tradition
Nickname:	"Old Salt"
Fate:	Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:	Approximately 97,000 tons (88,000 metric tons) full load
Length:	Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m) Waterline: 1,040 ft (317 m)
Beam:	Overall: 252 ft (76. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naval Base San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common General characteristics Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company Newport News Virginia Power Plant Two A4W reactors An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with 8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40. 8 m)
Draft:	Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11. 3 m) Limit: 41 ft (12. 5 m)
Propulsion:	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed:	30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range:	Essentially unlimited
Complement:	Ship's company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems:	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar 2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare and decoys:	SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament:	2 × 21 cell Sea RAM 2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow
Armor:	Unknown
Aircraft carried:	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. For other uses see Westinghouse. The Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC is a multi-national nuclear technologies company a part of The A4W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide Electricity generation and propulsion on Warships The A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts Thermal energy from pressurized Steam, and converts it into useful mechanical work The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM is a small lightweight Infrared homing Surface-to-air missile in use by the United States Navy, Turkish Sea Sparrow was developed from the AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-air missile as a lightweight "point defense" weapon that could be retrofitted to existing ships This is about the warships For the television program see Supercarrier (TV series. The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of Ships all constructed according to the same general design General characteristics Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company Newport News Virginia Power Plant Two A4W reactors She is one of the largest warships in the world. A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. She was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN-68, but was redesignated CVN-68 (nuclear-powered multimission aircraft carrier) on 30 June 1975 as part of the fleet realignment of that year. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The keel of Nimitz was laid down 22 June 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and she was commissioned 3 May 1975 by President Gerald Ford. In boats and ships keel can refer to either of two parts a structural element or a hydrodynamic element Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. An Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral is a military Naval officer of the highest rank Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Captain Michael Manazir assumed command of the Nimitz on 16 March 2007. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The documentary series Carrier focuses on the life of the Nimitz and the crew members that served on it during a six month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. Carrier is a 10-hour Documentary film about a six-month deployment of a U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign

Ship's history

Nimitz first deployed to the Mediterranean, departing 7 July 1976, in company with the cruisers South Carolina and California. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. 1970-1979 South Carolina was launched in July 1 1972 and commissioned as DLGN-37 in January 25 1975. History The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News Virginia on 13 June 1968 This was the first time in ten years that the US had deployed nuclear-powered ships in the Mediterranean. The cruise was uneventful, and Nimitz returned to Norfolk, Virginia on 7 February 1977. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

A second Mediterranean cruise during 1977–1978 was similarly quiet, but on the third cruise, which began on 10 September 1979, Nimitz was the launchpad for Operation Evening Light, the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The mission was aborted when helicopters crashed at a rendezvous point in the Iranian desert. The ship finally returned home 26 May 1980, having spent 144 days at sea. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

The ship was featured in the 1980 science fiction film, The Final Countdown. The Final Countdown is a 1980 Science fiction Film about a modern Aircraft carrier that travels through time to just Filming was done aboard the ship during a Med Cruise, but the movie was to take place in the Pacific. The scenes that were shot in Pearl Harbor were made aboard the USS Ranger, as you never actually see the Nimitz passing the USS Arizona memorial. Construction and trials Ranger was the first Aircraft carrier in the world to be laid down as an angled-deck ship (her elder sisters Forrestal and

In the following year, one of Nimitz's EA-6B Prowlers crash-landed on her flight deck, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The crash happened when the USMC airplane came in high and right, missing the last arresting cable by several feet, while ignoring a wave-off command. Forensic testing indicated several of the deceased enlisted crewman tested positive for marijuana while the officers onboard the crashed plane were never tested, putting the blame for the accident on the deck crew instead of the pilot. The official determination was that the accident was the result of drug abuse by the enlisted crewmen of the Nimitz, this conclusion coming despite the fact that every death occurred in the impact of the crash and not one crew member was killed fighting the fire. Due to this incident, then President Ronald Reagan instituted the "Zero Tolerance" policy across all of the armed services - which started the mandatory drug testing of all US service men and women. ^[1]

In the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), while conducting a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra near what Libya had proclaimed as the "line of death", two aircraft (F-14As) of Nimitz's VF-41 were fired on by Libyan pilots, but they returned fire and shot down both Libyans with no US losses. The first Gulf of Sidra incident, August 19 1981, was an incident in which two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter attack aircraft were shot down by two Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab VFA-41 Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41 also known as the "Black Aces" is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore

In 1985, two Lebanese Shiite Muslim gunmen hijacked TWA Flight 847, carrying 153 passengers and crew, including many Americans. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on Friday morning In response, Nimitz was ordered to the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Lebanon, where she remained until August.

Nimitz departed Norfolk, Virginia for the Mediterranean on 30 December 1986. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) After four months and numerous port visits Nimitz left the Mediterranean and crossed the equator en route to a port visit in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil From Rio she proceeded south around Cape Horn and into the Pacific. Cabo de Hornos redirects here for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos Chile. After a brief stop in San Diego, California to offload the air wing, Nimitz arrived at her new home port of Bremerton, Washington on 30 June 1987. Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

During the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea the Nimitz operated off the coast of South Korea to provide security. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

On 29 October 1988 Nimitz began operating in the North Arabian Sea, participating in the Operation Earnest Will. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: Operation Earnest Will ( 24 July 1987 - 26 September 1988) was the U

On 30 November 1988, a 20mm cannon onboard the Nimitz accidentally fired on an A-7 Corsair aircraft during maintenance while the ship was conducting operations in the Arabian Sea. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Six other aircraft were set on fire and there were two casualties. One sailor killed Nov 30, 1988, and another died Dec 2, 1988 from injuries sustained in that fire. USS NIMITZ WestPac Cruisebook 1988-89} reported as a result.

On 25 February 1991 she departed Bremerton, Washington to relieve Ranger in Operation Desert Storm, returning herself on 24 August 1991. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Construction and trials Ranger was the first Aircraft carrier in the world to be laid down as an angled-deck ship (her elder sisters Forrestal and Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

She deployed again to the Persian Gulf for several months in 1993, relieving Kitty Hawk during Operation Southern Watch. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 1961 to 1964 Following a shakedown in the Western Atlantic, Kitty Hawk departed Norfolk on 11 August 1961. Operation Southern Watch was an operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace

In March 1996, she was deployed to patrol the waters off Taiwan amid missile tests by the PRC in the area, becoming the first U. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted S. warship to pass though the Taiwan Strait since 1976. The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180-km-wide (11185-mile-wide Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On 1 September 1997, Nimitz began an around-the-world cruise with the destination of Newport News, for a mid-life Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) that lasted until 25 June 2001. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. She then changed home port to San Diego, California, arriving there on 13 November 2001. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Nimitz departing North Island, 2 April 2007

In January 2002, Nimitz began a four-month Post-Shakedown Availability at Naval Air Station, North Island. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of She ended her pier-side availability in May 2002 and conducted sea trials, the first step in preparation for her overseas deployment. May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September

In mid-April 2003, Nimitz relieved Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf, launching sorties over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ship history Construction Lincoln' s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982 her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia

Nimitz returned to San Diego on 5 November 2003 where she underwent regularly scheduled maintenance and repair. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

After the repairs and maintenance were completed, the ship and her crew conducted sea trials testing.

Nimitz set sail on another deployment to the Persian Gulf in May 2005 and returned on 8 November 2005. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This deployment is depicted in the documentary series Carrier. Carrier is a 10-hour Documentary film about a six-month deployment of a U ^[2]

Capt. Michael Manazir relieved Capt. Ted N. Branch on 16 March 2007. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Nimitz departed North Island in San Diego on 2 April 2007 at 9:50 a. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. m. on a six-month deployment in the Arabian Sea, relieving the Norfolk, VA. -based USS Eisenhower. Construction On 29 June 1970 Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia was awarded the contract for construction The Nimitz reached Chennai, India on July 2nd 2007 as part of efforts to expand bilateral defense cooperation between India and the United States. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ^[3] Sailors of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier participated in community work in Chennai during its station there. Nimitz left Indian shores on 5 July 2007 along with the USS Pinckney and headed towards the Persian Gulf. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Nimitz returned to North Island in San Diego on 30 September 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On 18 January 2008, it was announced that the Nimitz would deploy on 24 January to the Pacific for a surge-deployment. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled ^[4]

On the morning of 9 February 2008, controversy was caused when two Russian bombers of the type TU-95 flew directly above USS Nimitz in the Western Pacific. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[5] According to the US Department of Defense, one of the two aircraft was said to have flown above the Nimitz at an altitude of 2,000 feet. As a reaction, four F-18s were launched when the bombers were 500 miles away from the U. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout S. ships, and intercepted the bombers 50 miles south of the Nimitz. Two F/A-18s trailed one bomber, which buzzed the deck of the Nimitz twice, while the other two F/A-18s trailed another TU-95 circling about 50 miles away from the Nimitz. The fighters then proceeded to guide the Russians away from USS Nimitz. Reportedly, there was no radio communication between the American and Russian aircraft.

On the same day, Russian bombers entered Japanese airspace, which caused the Japanese to raise protest at the Russian ambassador in Tokyo. ^[6] CVN-68/CVW-11 made a port visit to Busan, South Korea on February 28 in conjunction with military exercises Key Resolve/Foal Eagle. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule ^[7]

Again, on 5 March 2008, a Russian bomber came within three to five nautical miles and flew 2,000 feet above the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its accompanying ships. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Two U. S. F/A-18 fighters were launched to intercept the Russian aircraft and escort it out of the area. ^[5]

Nimitz Carrier Battle Group

The USS Nimitz is part of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11) with Carrier Air Wing 11 embarked, with Nimitz as the flagship of the battle group and the home of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 23. A Carrier Strike Group (CSG is the United States Navy term that replaces Carrier Battle Group. Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11 is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well DESRON is the United States Navy abbreviation for Destroyer Squadron.

Ships of DESRON-23

• USS Chafee (DDG 90)
• USS Higgins (DDG 76)
• USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
• USS Pinckney (DDG 91)
• USS Sampson (DDG 102)

Squadrons of CVW-11

• Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14) "Tophatters"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Black Aces"
• Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners"
• Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) "Red Devils"
• Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) "Black Ravens"
• Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers"
• Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) "Indians"
• Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 4 (VRC 30) "Providers"

See also

• List of aircraft carriers
• List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

References

External links

Official

• USS Nimitz - Official website

Images

• USS Nimitz information and images
• Maritimequest USS Nimitz CVN-68 Photo Gallery

Other

• USS Nimitz Association
• USS Nimitz at NavyVets.com
• A USS Nimitz website
• The Final Countdown
• USS Nimitz history at U.S. Carriers