[ArmyRecognition] The USS Nimitz, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier, began its final deployment in the South China Sea, northeast of Malaysia’s Great Natuna Island, in waters increasingly patrolled by Chinese vessels and near disputed island chains.
On October 21, 2025, MT Anderson announced that the Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11) arrived in the South China Sea, following its return from the Middle East. The formation, centered on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), operates about 230 kilometers northeast of Malaysia’s Great Natuna Island, in waters increasingly patrolled by Chinese vessels and near disputed island chains. According to U.S. Navy officials, this is the USS Nimitz’s last active deployment before inactivation procedures begin in 2026.
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