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USS NIMITZ   (CVAN-68)
(later CVN-68)


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Memorabilia

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Photo and biography of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, from an Information Kit created by the ship's Public Affairs Office in 1976.

Robert M. Cieri

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"This Is the Captain Speaking...", New Year's Message, 4 January 1978.

Eugene Ivkin
Models

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This model is currently aboard the Nimitz.

Courtesy of Joel Rosen, Motion Models
Patches

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OZ Division patch, 1976–1979.

Michael J. Kubat, CDR, USN, Ret.

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PME, 1976 Med Cruise.

Robert M. Cieri
Gerd Matthes, Germany

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Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 1979–1980.

Alex Tatchin

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Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 10 September 1979–26 May 1980.

Gerd Matthes, Germany
Robert M. Cieri
CVN-68
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Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 10 September 1979–26 May 1980.

Gerd Matthes, Germany

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"Gonzo Guzzler," 1980. "Gonzo Station" (named for a character from "The Muppet Show," very popular at the time) was the nickname of an area of carrier operations in the North Arabian Sea. It was regularly patrolled by carrier task forces during the Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981) and the so-called "Tanker War" (1981-1988). Following Operation Desert Storm (1991), "Gonzo Station" lost its strategic importance as it was too far away from Iraq and the Northern Persian Gulf.

June 1, 1914 was the day General Order 99 was promulgated, prohibiting alcohol on board naval vessels, or at Navy yards or stations.

Alex Tatchin
CVN-68
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"Gonzo Centurion, 100 Days at Sea" 1980.

Gerd Matthes, Germany
CVN-68
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Gonzo Yacht Club, Indian Ocean Cruise 1980.


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Exercise Northern Wedding 86. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crossed the Arctic Circle at 2138 on August 27, 1986 (position 66°33'N, 24º14'3"W), hence the "Blue Nose."

Alex Tatchin

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USS Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) WestPac/IO 91 (February 25 – August 24, 1991.)

Alex Tatchin

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Persian Gulf, 1991.

Alex Tatchin
CVN-68 Nimitz
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USS Nimitz (CVN-68), BENO Station, BENO Nintendo, BENO VCR, BENO Women, BENO Liberty, BENO Fun. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, VAW-112, VS-33, VF-24, VF-211, VA-165, VFA-146, VFA-147, HS-2, VAQ-138.

Either 25 February–24 August 1991 or 2 February–1 August 1993.

Tommy Trampp

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USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 WestPac, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf deployment, 27 November 1995–20 May 1996.

Tommy Trampp

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World Cruise, September 1, 1997 – March 1, 1998.

Robert M. Cieri

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USS Nimitz CVN-68 Around the Horn 2001 (21 September–13 November). Brazil, Chile, Peru.

Tommy Trampp

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March 3-November 5, 2003 deployment to WestPac, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf (Operation Iraqi Freedom).

Alex Tatchin

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CVW-11 USS Nimitz, VAQ-135 VFA-97 VFA-14 VFA-41 VFA-94 VAW-117 HS-6 VRC-30, Operation Iraqi Freedom, WestPac 2003 [3 March–5 November].

Tommy Trampp

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Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11; USS Nimitz (CVN-68); Commander Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 23; Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11: HS-6 "Indians," VFA-86 "Sidewinders," VRC-30 "Providers" Det. 3, VAQ-135 "Black Ravens," VFA-41 "Black Aces," VFA-14 "Tophatters," VFA-97 "Warhawks," VAW-117 "Wallbangers." Operation Enduring Freedom, WestPac 2009–2010 (31 July 2009–26 March 2010).

Tommy Trampp

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Cap patches.

Tommy Trampp

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"Centurion" patch—500 traps on a carrier.

Tommy Trampp
Postcards

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Undated postcard.

Omar Rubido, former member of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy)

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