NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 3, 2017) Capt. Todd A. Beltz, USS Enterprise's (CVN 65) final commanding officer, answers questions during a media availability following the Enterprise decommissioning ceremony. Enterprise was decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding after 55 years of commissioned service. Enterprise deployed 25 times during its operational career and is the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier decommissioned by the Navy.

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