AMERICA is sending the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. The hulking $4.5billion nuclear-powered supercarrier, nicknamed Old Salt,

The United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continues to operate in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, as the Chinese navy expands its presence in the Pacific Ocean.

The USS Nimitz has left the South China Sea and is heading toward the Middle East amid rising Iran-Israel tensions, Reuters reports. A planned Vietnam port call was canceled due to “operational requirements,

Leading up to Father’s Day, this father-daughter duo got the rare chance to serve together aboard the USS Nimitz Aircraft carrier.

Insurers are bracing for heightened volatility in the Middle East following the abrupt redeployment of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier away from the South China Sea and towards the Gulf region, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran.