Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returns

WARSHIPS ASSIGNED to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 came back to Washington on December 10 after a sixmonth deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and the Persian Gulf. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) returned home to Naval Base Kitsap. The strike group included Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, which disembarked in San Diego on December 5. While deployed, CVW-11 consisted of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, VFA- 154 and VFA-146 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California;