Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) at sea Feb. 25.
Austin met with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) leadership, including Rear Adm. Jim Kirk, commander, Carrier Strike Group 11, and Capt. Max Clark, Nimitz commanding officer.
The Navy's only female Flying Chief Warrant Officer ever commissioned made her last flight Aug. 3.
Lt. Amy Blades-Langjahr, from Casper, Wyoming, was launched from USS Nimitz on a C-2 Greyhound for her last flight in the fleet Aug. 3.
Pearl Harbor will forever be remembered for the devastating loss of life and equipment, and the introduction of the nation into one of the most destructive conflicts in history. When Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz looked back at the tragedy, however, he did not remember it for what it was, but for what it could have been.
Onboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), every department is responsible for a different service to the ship and it’s crew. Administration department provides the crew help with any pay issues, supply department provides meals for the crew on the mess decks, navigation department charts the course of the ship and air department can be seen launching and recovering aircraft on the flight deck. However, below the mess decks, hidden...
