- in-service - Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm & Operation Southern Watch). Operations in Iraq [Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)] and Afghanistan [Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)]
- U.S.
- 1st Nimitz-class supercarrier
- CVN-68 (CVN - nuclear-powered multimission aircraft carrier).
- named for World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz. USN, (1885–1966).
- commissioned on 30 Jun, 1975.
- With the inactivation of USS Enterprise(CVN-65) in 2012, Nimitz is now the oldest American aircraft carrier in active service.
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