Mar. 4 The U.S.S. Nimitz arrived in Washington waters Thursday morning and will soon make the final voyage to its home in Bremerton after the longest deployment since the Vietnam War. The 1,092-foot-long aircraft carrier will first stop at Naval Magazine Indian Island before the final voyage to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. The crew of the warship did not specify when the ship will arrive at its .
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Photo Gallery: USS Nimitz Returns Home After 11 Months Total Away
March 8, 2021 11:24 AM
Sailors assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) walk to greet their families after returning from deployment. on March 7, 2021. US Navy photo.
This post has been updated to reflect that some Nimitz sailors departed the ship on March 4 during a stop on Indian Island, Wash., when the Navy announced the carrier had returned home in a news release. Remaining sailors departed the ship and returned home on March 7, when the carrier pulled into Naval Base Kitsap, Wash.
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Nimitz (CVN-68) is now home, 341 days after sailors left their homes and families for a marathon of quarantines, training and a deployment to the Middle East and Pacific.