In about a year, the USS Nimitz will be leaving Naval Base Kitsap ahead of its planned decommissioning, according to Navy spokesperson Ted Brown.After being in

Naval Base Kitsap would swap the Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, for its newest, the USS John F. Kennedy, under a plan released Friday.

The USS JFK is proposed to replace the USS Nimitz which is currently homeported at NBK-Bremerton and is scheduled to be decommissioned next year, according to the U.S. Navy.