Keywords: US Navy 031105-N-8076M-002 USS Nimitz (CVN 68), homeported at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif., returns home to San Diego.jpg en Naval Air Station North Island Calif Nov 5 2003 -- USS Nimitz CVN 68 homeported at Naval Air Station North Island Coronado Calif returns home to San Diego Nimitz flew more than 6 500 missions sent more than 4 790 000 e-mails and traveled more than 63 500 nautical miles during her extended eight-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom This was Nimitz s first deployment since their major overhaul in 1997 and since relocating to San Diego in 2001 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark A Mead RELEASED 2003-11-05 031105-N-8076M-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 10435 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark A Mead PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval ship arrivals to Naval Air Station North Island General views of USS Nimitz CVN-68 Larus occidentalis |