The lead ship of the class of U.S. Navy supercarriers was fittingly named for World War II Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and subsequent carriers of the class were named for past presidents.

Marshall and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz by Rabbi Benjamin Schultz, national director of the American Jewish League Against Communism. “Such irresponsible attacks,” the statement said ...

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E ... Navy Secretary Frank Knox gave Nimitz command of the Pacific Fleet. As considerable as his tactical skills were, perhaps Nimitz's greatest ...

The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses its namesake's surname.

For the first time, they roared up & down the China coast. If a landing in China was, as Fleet Admiral Nimitz said, “still an objective,” then last week’s forays by Vice Admiral John S.

To maintain current fleet levels ... it’s going to happen for every Nimitz-class carrier. At least one extension,” Vice Admiral Kenneth Whitesell said last year. Yet the Nimitz extensions ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

The Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) is the home port and technical support center for the Scripps oceanographic research fleet. MarFac can berth up to seven ships at a time, plus the research platform ...

Fireman Jiabari Walkerperry, from Sumter, completes a digital training course aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) ...

Barbara Heinen, along with her daughters, Deanne Heinen Brown, Donna Heinen Sanders and Denise Heinen Harris, pose in front ...