Carrier USS Nimitz Transits Singapore Strait, Operates in South China Sea
Dzirhan Mahadzir
October 17, 2025 2:37 PM - Updated: October 20, 2025 7:04 AM
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) transits the Philippine Sea, April 29, 2025. US Navy photo
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited the Singapore Strait on Friday and is now operating in the South China Sea following a three-month stint in the Middle East.
The Nimitz CSG briefly joins the George Washington CSG in the Western Pacific. The forward-postured George Washington CSG is scheduled to return Saturday to its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, according to the Yokosuka City Council.
Around noon local time Friday, automatic identification system data showed aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101) sailing east through the Singapore Strait. The vessel tracking data showed Nimitz east of the southeast coast of Peninsular Malaysia around 4 p.m. local time.
Nimitz deployed March 26 from San Diego, Calif., to the Western Pacific on what is expected to be its final deployment. The aircraft carrier is supported by destroyers Gridley, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123).
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