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USS Nimitz will remain operational until 2027 as Navy prepares nuclear defueling for the 51-year-old carrier

The USS Nimitz has been in commission since 1975. No other aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet comes close to that record. Now 51 years old and homeported at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, ...
USNI

Joint Task Force – Red Hill Aims To Begin Defueling as Early as October, Per New Plan

A contractor at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) conducts rewiring repairs in Halawa, Hawaii, May 9, 2023. US Navy Photo This story has been updated to correct that it is the ...
GovCon Wire

HII Secures Potential $359M Navy Contract for Aircraft Carrier Inactivation

Huntington Ingalls Inc. has booked a potential $358.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for services supporting the inactivation and defueling of the USS Nimitz. The Department of Defense said ...
AOL

Spanish Base Refuses The Defueling Truck And Says “Just Burn The Fuel,” So A Fighter Jet Roars At Dawn And Blasts Debris Into Their Shelter

A Spanish Air Force base became the unlikely stage for a high-octane tale of compliance and chaos during an international air force exercise. Tensions flared when a logistical decision spiraled into a ...