(March reader photo by Rick Cocker)

Usually we don’t get much notice of an aircraft carrier coming or going past West Seattle’s west-facing shores, sailing to or from Naval Base Kitsap . But for those interested in seeing what might be the USS Nimitz ‘s final south/westbound trip this way, here’s your advance notice! The photo above is from the Nimitz’s departure back in March . It’s been at sea ever since, with its eventful “likely final” deployment including the loss of two aircraft (recently recovered). As usual, it stopped in San Diego post-deployment , and then left earlier this week to head north. While Stars and Stripes reported that Nimitz was due home December 16 – next Tuesday – tracking shows an unlabeled “US Government vessel” entering Puget Sound after sailing u

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