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  "path": "/2026/03/14/uss-nimitz-decommissioning-pushed-back-2027/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T19:26:06.000Z",
  "site": "https://theaviationist.com",
  "tags": [
    "Aircraft Carriers",
    "Military Aviation",
    "aircraft carrier",
    "aircraft carriers",
    "Nimitz class aircraft carrier",
    "U.S. Navy",
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    "USS Nimitz (CVN-68)"
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  "textContent": "Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain in service until at least March 2027. The change of plans, which was relayed to Breaking Defense by a U.S. Navy official, will theoretically align the USS Nimitz’s (CVN-68) official decommissioning date with the planned […]",
  "title": "USS Nimitz Given Brief Lifeline as Decommissioning Pushed Back to 2027"
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