USS Nimitz CVN-68 Patch Backing:With hook & loop preserving the squadron's heritage in

preserving the squadron's heritage in a durable

the largest and most powerful helicopter in the Western military inventory

that served as an important training and operational base during its years of active service

Marine Corps aviation maintenance personnel

and superior sensors to locate and pounce on submarine contacts hiding beneath the ocean surface

USS Nimitz CVN-68 Patch Backing:With hook & loop preserving the squadron's heritage inUSS Nimitz CVN 68 Patch The Original Supercarrier She set the standard that every nuclear carrier after her was built to match USS Nimitz is the ship that defined an era. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is the lead ship of the Nimitz class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers and one of the most consequential warships in naval history. Commissioned in 1975, Nimitz was named after Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces during