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NavSource Online: Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive

USS NIMITZ (CVAN-68)
(later CVN-68)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
Memorabilia
NS-cvn68-mc01	94k	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
NS-cvn68-mc01a	200k
NS-cvn68-mc01b	128k
Models
NS-cvn68-mm01	64k	This model is currently aboard the *Nimitz*.	Courtesy of Joel Rosen, Motion Models
Patches
NS-cvn68-pk01	195k	OZ Division patch, 1976–1979.	Michael J. Kubat, CDR, USN, Ret.
NS-cvn68-pc02	26k	PME, 1976 Med Cruise.	Robert M. Cieri Gerd Matthes, Germany
NS026866	57k	Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 1979–1980.	Alex Tatchin
NS026866a	25k	Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 10 September 1979–26 May 1980.	Gerd Matthes, Germany Robert M. Cieri
NS026858	33k	"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
NS026867	34k	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
NS026878	38k	USS *Nimitz* and Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) WestPac/IO 91 (February 25 – August 24, 1991.)	Alex Tatchin
NS-cvn68-pt02	30k	Persian Gulf, 1991.	Alex Tatchin
NS-cvn68-pc01	153k	World Cruise, September 1, 1997 – March 1, 1998.	Robert M. Cieri
NS-cvn68-pt01	69k	World Cruise, September 1, 1997 – March 1, 1998.	Alex Tatchin
NS026855	127k	March 3-November 5, 2003 deployment to WestPac, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf (Operation Iraqi Freedom).	Alex Tatchin
Postcards
NS026871	451k	Undated postcard.	Omar Rubido, former member of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy)
For more information about this ship, see: USS Nimitz (CVAN-68 / CVN-68): 1975 – 2000 USS Nimitz (CVN-68): 2001 – present Commanding Officers of USS Nimitz (CVN-68)