Photo and biography of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, from an Information Kit created by the ship's Public Affairs Office in 1976.

"This Is the Captain Speaking...", New Year's Message, 4 January 1978.

This model is currently aboard the Nimitz.

OZ Division patch, 1976–1979.

PME, 1976 Med Cruise.

Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 1979–1980.

Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 10 September 1979–26 May 1980.

Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Cruise, 10 September 1979–26 May 1980.

"Gonzo Guzzler," 1980. "Gonzo Station" (named for a character from "The Muppet Show," very popular at the time) was the nickname of an area of carrier operations in the North Arabian Sea. It was regularly patrolled by carrier task forces during the Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981) and the so-called "Tanker War" (1981-1988). Following Operation Desert Storm (1991), "Gonzo Station" lost its strategic importance as it was too far away from Iraq and the Northern Persian Gulf.

June 1, 1914 was the day General Order 99 was promulgated, prohibiting alcohol on board naval vessels, or at Navy yards or stations.

"Gonzo Centurion, 100 Days at Sea" 1980.

Gonzo Yacht Club, Indian Ocean Cruise 1980.

Exercise Northern Wedding 86. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crossed the Arctic Circle at 2138 on August 27, 1986 (position 66°33'N, 24º14'3"W), hence the "Blue Nose."

USS Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) WestPac/IO 91 (February 25 – August 24, 1991.)

Persian Gulf, 1991.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68), BENO Station, BENO Nintendo, BENO VCR, BENO Women, BENO Liberty, BENO Fun. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, VAW-112, VS-33, VF-24, VF-211, VA-165, VFA-146, VFA-147, HS-2, VAQ-138.

Either 25 February–24 August 1991 or 2 February–1 August 1993.

Southern Watch, Persian Gulf, 93, CVN 68 Nimitz, Carrier Airwing Nine.

WestPac 93, VFA-147, VFA-146, VA-165, VAQ-138, VS-33, CVW-9, VAW-112, HS-2, VF-24, VF-211.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 WestPac, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf deployment, 27 November 1995–20 May 1996.

World Cruise, September 1, 1997 – March 1, 1998.

USS Nimitz CVN-68 Around the Horn 2001 (21 September–13 November). Brazil, Chile, Peru.

March 3-November 5, 2003 deployment to WestPac, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf (Operation Iraqi Freedom).

CVW-11 USS Nimitz, VAQ-135 VFA-97 VFA-14 VFA-41 VFA-94 VAW-117 HS-6 VRC-30, Operation Iraqi Freedom, WestPac 2003 [3 March–5 November].

Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11; USS Nimitz (CVN-68); Commander Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 23; Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11: HS-6 "Indians," VFA-86 "Sidewinders," VRC-30 "Providers" Det. 3, VAQ-135 "Black Ravens," VFA-41 "Black Aces," VFA-14 "Tophatters," VFA-97 "Warhawks," VAW-117 "Wallbangers." Operation Enduring Freedom, WestPac 2009–2010 (31 July 2009–26 March 2010).

RIMPAC [Rim of the Pacific] June–August 2012.

Cap patches.

"Centurion" patch—500 traps on a carrier.

Undated postcard.