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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

USS Nimitz to leave Friday on long deployment

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) |The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is scheduled to pull away from its pier at Naval Station Everett on Friday.

The ship's impending deployment, scheduled to last from six to 10 months, eventually will take the crew of the warship into the Persian Gulf.

With a crew of about 3,000 men and women, the Nimitz will be joined at sea by its air wing, adding about 2,000 personnel.

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