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USS Nimitz waves goodbye to San Diego for likely final deployment
Nimitz spent 12 years at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when it relocated to what is now Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.
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USS Nimitz Leaves San Diego on Final Deployment
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USS Nimitz waves goodbye to San Diego for likely final deployment
Sailors look out from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz in Puget Sound, Washington, on March 21, 2025, as they embark for San Deigo, and then onto their Indo-Pacific deployment.