USS Nimitz Pulls into Naval Station North Island 

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned to Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. [{ "selector": ".qntqf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Nimitz is offloading elements of Carrier Air Wing 17 before heading to its homeport at Naval Base Kitsap. [{ "selector": ".blfrs-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73) and cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) also returned home as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. [{ "selector": ".tiloe-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group conducted various operations, exercises, and training in the Indo-Pacific region. [{ "selector": ".fqgdp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

They participated in exercises with partners like Japan and India, operated in the South China Sea, and provided support in Guam after Typhoon Mawar. [{ "selector": ".nxppz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Chung-Hoon, a destroyer in the group, had an unsafe encounter with a Chinese Navy destroyer in the Taiwan Strait. [{ "selector": ".lzcgg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group also conducted joint drills with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. [{ "selector": ".wqspz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 377px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]