The Navy will decommission two nuclear aircraft carriers back-to-back and two Independence-class will go up for foreign military sale, according to the service’s latest long-range shipbuilding plan. Following a planned 13-month service life extension, the 48-year-old USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will leave service in 2026, one year later than last year’s plan. Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz […]