Nimitz
Americannoun
noun
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On Thursday, he denied that his administration was seeking to intimidate Havana when asked about positioning the USS Nimitz near Cuba.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Pacific Fleet said on X. Both aircraft had taken off from the USS Nimitz, America’s oldest aircraft carrier that is returning to its home base on the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
A half-hour later, according to the Navy, a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea, also "while conducting routine operations" from the USS Nimitz.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
A carrier strike group led by the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier was steaming from south-east Asia to join another strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson, already in the Gulf.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Before long, Admiral Nimitz and his generals were meeting in that tent to discuss battle plans while we Navajo code talkers waited in the corner, right there next to the top brass.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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