CENTCOM is keeping a heightened posture as the threat from Iran persists despite a ceasefire, General Joseph Votel said.

The US has ordered a second aircraft carrier group, the USS Nimitz, to head to the Middle East as tensions ramp up over the Iran-Israel conflict. The Nimitz, the oldest of America’s nuclear ...

Iran Acting US defense secretary orders USS Nimitz to remain in Middle East, citing Iranian threat Announcement comes on 1-year anniversary of killing of Iran’s top military general Qassem Soleimani ...

Bremerton's USS Nimitz, only aircraft carrier in Middle East, sent home amid Iran tensions Sending the USS Nimitz home to the U.S. West Coast would seem at odds with the idea that a show of force ...

The Nimitz has been back in the waters off the Middle East since Nov. 25, said Navy Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a 5th Fleet spokeswoman.

The USS Nimitz was conducting flight operations in the South China Sea before being routed to the Middle East. (Samuel Osborn/U.S. Navy) 25,269 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

In a striking about-face, the Pentagon late Sunday announced that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and some 5,000 sailors and Marines would remain in the Middle East, countermanding an order last ...

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now back in the Middle East after conducting an exercise series with the Indian Navy, a spokesperson with U.S. 5th Fleet told USNI News on Monday.

US Navy Photo USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now operating in the Middle East, continuing a sustained U.S. aircraft carrier presence in the region that began in mid-2019, a Navy official confirmed today.

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea on Aug. 17, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP) ...

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea on Aug. 17, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP) ...

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea on Aug. 17, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP) ...