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The decommissioning of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) marks more than just the end of a legendary 50-year career; it signals a period of heightened strategic risk for the United States. As the "Old Salt" heads for inactivation in 2026, the U.S. Navy’s carrier fleet will officially drop to 10 operational hulls, falling short of the Congressionally mandated 11-carrier requirement and creating a dangerous "Carrier Gap" that leaves the nation vulnerable. With the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) not expected to achieve full combat readiness until 2027, this transition period forces the remaining fleet into overextended deployments, straining both sailors and machinery at a time of rising global instability. This video explores the tactical and geopolitical consequences of this shortfall, examining how the loss of the Nimitz’s massive deck space impacts American power projection in the Indo-Pacific and whether our adversaries will move to exploit this temporary window of reduced naval presence.
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