BREMERTON, Wash. (Nov. 28, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs homeport in Bremerton, Wash. Nov. 28, 2022. Nimitz provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sophia H. Brooks)