Story by Seaman Michael Prusiecki | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 08.23.2018
Motocross trails, archery courses and waterfront lodges are spread throughout the encampment. A large lake and playing fields are filled with people enjoying the warm weather. Located in the secluded wilderness adjacent to the illustrious viking-themed town of Poulsbo is Island Lake Camp, the site of a Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation retreat. Sailors from all commands......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher R Jahnke | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 08.15.2018
Inching forward down the passageway the team settles in to position. Sweat starts to drip down their foreheads, the moment they’ve been training for is finally upon them. Smoke fills the space and a shadowy figure makes for the door, bangs three times and yells, “the door is hot!”. The door is opened as the inferno rolls overhead, and the team moves in to begin their battle. This is......
Story by Seaman Emily Johnston | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 06.13.2018
Throughout the majority of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz’s (CVN 68) recent six-month deployment and several months after, the ship did not have an official physical fitness leader, or “Fitboss.”...
Story by Seaman Greg Hall | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 06.01.2018
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz’s (CVN 68) 188 Sailors who were selected for advancement attended Petty Officer Selectee Leadership Course (POSLC), May 29-30....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Porter Anderson | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 05.29.2018
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) won their first game of the 2018 Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton intramural softball season at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, May 29....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher R Jahnke | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 05.18.2018
Booths run parallel to each other, competing for floor space as participants navigate a maze of vendors. In the distance a bell rings and everyone stops. A wave of applause hits the crowd accompanied by a little roar of cheers. Just like that someone is hired. Here at the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC), the vendors aren’t offering products; they’re offering jobs to several hundred......
Story by Seaman Greg Hall | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 05.11.2018
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) volunteered at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 239 during a community service (COMSERV) event, May 11, 2018....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher R Jahnke | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 05.09.2018
It was the middle of September 2017, and the temperature outside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) reached upwards 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat waves simmered on the flight deck as the crew meticulously launched and recovered aircraft. Below deck, one Sailor gets word that something terrible has happened....
