![]() After completing a successful deployment in 2005, an Inspection and Survey an Operational Reactor Safeguard Exam and Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications in 2006, Nimitz had remained moored to Pier Juliet on Naval Air Station North Island since March 2006. The ship returned after a mishap-free deployment in August, 1993.ĬVN 68 Nimitz returned to San Diego 02 September 2006 after getting underway for the first time in more than six months for six days of sea trials. 1, 1993 to the Arabian Gulf, relieving USS KITTY HAWK to take its place as part of Operation Southern Watch. ![]() 25, 1991, Nimitz departed Bremerton for the Western Pacific and eventually the Arabian Gulf, where it relieved USS RANGER, during Operation Desert Storm. Navy ships to protect shipping lanes and escort U.S. 29, 1988 Nimitz began operating in the North Arabian Sea where it participated in Operation "Earnest Will." This operation called for U.S. In September, 1988, the ship operated off the South Korean coast to provide security for the Olympic Games in Seoul. It crossed the Atlantic Ocean, rounded the rough waters of Cape Horn, South America, and sailed for the first time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean enroute to its new homeport, Bremerton, Wash. After another extended deployment, Nimitz left the Mediterranean on May 21, 1987. In response, Nimitz was ordered to steam at flank speed to the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Lebanon, where it remained until August. On June 14, 1985, two Lebanese Shiite Muslim gunmen hijacked TWA Flight 847, carrying 153 passengers and crew, including many Americans. ![]() Newspapers across the country rallied around the incident against terrorist-backing Libya with front-page headlines reading "U.S. The Nimitz pilots returned fire and shot both Libyan aircraft from the sky. On August 18 during its fourth deployment, Nimitz and USS FORRESTAL conducted an open ocean missile exercise in the Gulf of Sidra near what Libyan leader Khadafi called the "Line of Death." On the morning of August 19, two Nimitz aircraft from VF-41 were fired upon by Libyan pilots. The carrier returned to port to repair damaged catapults and returned to sea less than 48 hours later to complete its training schedule. On the night of May 25, an EA-6B Prowler crash-landed on the flight deck, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. On May 15, 1981, Nimitz departed Norfolk for the final phases of her workup schedule for an upcoming Mediterranean Cruise. Carter, members of Congress, military leaders and thousands of families and friends. The ship's crew was greeted by President and Mrs. Nimitz' homecoming on was, at the time, the largest given to any carrier battle group returning to the United States since the end of World War II. During its deployment, the ship operated 144 continuous days at sea. The rescue was aborted in the Iranian Desert when the number of operational helicopters fell below the minimum needed to transport the attack force and hostages out of Iran. Four months later, Operation "Evening Light" was launched from Nimitz in an attempt to rescue the hostages. Naval presence in the crucial Indian Ocean area as tensions heightened over Iran's taking of 52 American hostages. 10, 1979, it was dispatched to strengthen the U.S. During Nimitz' third cruise to the Mediterranean beginning Sept. Following a peaceful deployment, the ship returned home to Norfolk July 20, 1978. Nimitz again sailed toward the Mediterranean Sea Dec. In November 1976, Nimitz was awarded the coveted Battle "E" from Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet, for being the most efficient and foremost aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. The deployment marked the first time in 10 years that nuclear-powered ships had deployed to the Mediterranean. Included in the task force were the nuclear-powered cruisers USS SOUTH CAROLINA and USS CALIFORNIA. Nimitz' first deployment began on Jwhen it departed Norfolk for the Mediterranean. The ship was commissioned May 3, 1975, at Pier 12, Naval Station Norfolk, Va. It was destined to become the largest warship ever. The keel of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was laid on Jat Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Va.
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