SAN DIEGO- Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group will return to their homeport of San Diego Mar. 26 after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).

The strike group flag ship, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) and the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) will be greeted by thousands as they arrive.

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