BREMERTON, Wash. (June 1, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departs its homeport for a 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).

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