170601-N-BR087-083 BREMERTON, Wash. (June 1, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs its homeport for a regularly scheduled deployment. The Nimitz will lead Carrier Strike Group 11, which includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Shoop (DDG 86) and USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cole C. Pielop/Released)