NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — The homeports of three aircraft carriers are changing, including one will soon call Norfolk home.
On Thursday, the U.S. Navy announced that the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) will all move to different homeports.
USS Abraham Lincoln will move from Naval Station Norfolk to San Diego while rejoining the Pacific Fleet.
John C. Stennis will move from Bremerton, Washington to Norfolk, in part, for carrier maintenance. It needs a reactor complex overhaul, also known as midlife refueling, at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Lastly, the USS Carl Vinson will move to Bremerton, Washington.
