Blue Angels: 10 Facts About The Navy's Flying Team
The Blue Angels flying team includes some of the most accomplished and skilled pilots in the U.S. Navy. Here are some facts ...
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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two ...
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1 Nimitz-Class Navy Aircraft Carrier 'Will Go Nowhere' for over 5 Years
The lead ship of the class of U.S. Navy supercarriers was fittingly named for World War II Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and subsequent carriers of the class were named for past presidents.
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The Wings of Angels: A Brief History the Aircraft of the Blue Angels
The United States Navy Blue Angels Aerobatic Flight Demonstration Team has been thrilling audiences since 1946, pushing the fighter aircraft they fly to the limits of machine and man. In the ...
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It’s Time to Retire the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
America’s Nimitz-class carriers are truly historic vessels. In other words, they’re very old. The Nimitz herself is 50 years old. Indeed, this flat top—like all America’s carriers ...
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The American Navy’s Nimitz-class Set to Retire This Year
Anyway, the Nimitz is set to be retired this year from active duty and mothballed around 2027. To be clear: the Nimitz-class has served her country with distinction. She is an overall success ...
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Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...
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Topic: USS Nimitz
The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses its namesake's surname.