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Scheduled decommissioning deferred by US Navy
The U.S. Navy has decided to defer the scheduled decommissioning of the USS 'Nimitz (CVN 68)' until 2027. The new timeline aligned with the delayed commissioning of the second Ford class carrier, the USS 'John F. Kennedy', which is currently due to be commissioned in March 2027, and met the congressional requirement that the U.S. Navy maintains 11 carriers in its fleet. The USS 'Nimitz' had made her final departure from Naval Base Kitsap in Washington State on March 7, 2026, bringing to a close her long association with her homeport after five decades of service as the “Pacific Northwest’s Carrier.” After astop last week in San Diego, the carrier was going around South America to take up the final assignment at the Naval Station Norfolk. The final deployment had ended in Dec 2025 in Washington after nine months underway, which saw her move between the 3rd, 5th, and 7th fleets. The previously released plan called for the carrier to undertake some final exercises at Norfolk and then begin the decommissioning process. However, the Navy announced on March 13, that it exercised a contract with Huntington Ingalls, Newport News, Virginia, valued at $95.7 million for advance planning and long-lead-time material procurement to prepare and make ready for the accomplishment of the inactivation and defueling of USS the 'Nimitz'. The work, however, was now not scheduled to be completed until March 2027. No details were announced on how the carrier would spend the additional months of its career. However, it has been highlighted that the USS 'Gerald R. Ford' was on an extended deployment that could set a modern record for the number of days, and USS 'Abraham Lincoln' has already been underway for more than five months in the Middle East, leading the war against Iran, while the USS 'John F. Kennedy' has completed builder's trials in February. The USS 'Nimitz' was expected to stand down after 50 years of service and follow the route set by the USS 'Enterprise'. The Navy studied the possible options for the disposal of the carriers before selecting the dismantling set to get underway for the USS 'Enterprise'.
Crew member went missing in Guam
a crew member of the USS 'Nimitz' has gone missing in Guam, and his ship has sailed without him. Sailor Gabriel D. Holt was off base when he was last seen late on April 18, 2025, after tje 'Nimitz's arrival in Guam. At around midnight, he was spotted in the Tumon district, in between Hotel Nikko and Gun Beach, about 10 miles northeast of the base at Apra. He was reported missing on April 19. The search for Holt is still active, and the local police are looking for public tips. All available agencies are actively engaged in efforts to locate the missing sailor. On April 21, USS 'Nimitz' sailed from Guam to resume her deployment in the Western Pacific, accompanied by the destroyers USS 'Gridley' and USS 'Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'; the Zumwalt-class destroyer USS 'Michael Monsoor' also deployed as part of the carrier strike group, and called at Guam on April 17.
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