USS Nimitz U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Was 'Out of Action for 7 Months'

USS Nimitz is Ready For Next Deployment – One of Her Last: The world's oldest nuclear-powered supercarrier is preparing for her next deployment, likely to be one of her final deployments before she is retired from service. On Tuesday, the United States Navy announced that USS Nimitz (CVN-68) completed her planned incremental availability (PIA) exercise late last month and is now in the pre-deployment phase.

"The culmination of the training evolution was a Final Evaluation Problem (FEP)...