{"id":18094,"date":"2020-06-08T19:13:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/08\/nimitz-and-its-strike-group-deploy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:59:33","slug":"nimitz-and-its-strike-group-deploy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/06\/08\/nimitz-and-its-strike-group-deploy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimitz and its strike group deploy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimitz.navy.mil\/\" target=_blank>Nimitz<\/a> and portions of its strike group left San Diego Monday for a deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials declined to say where the 45-year-old carrier and its warships were headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors assigned to the strike group were quarantined on land for 14 days and were tested for COVID-19 prior to getting underway, according to a Navy statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nimitz sailors completed a 27-day fast cruise aboard the ship, which included a testing period for the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the composite training unit exercise carried out by the strike group before deploying, units got acclimated with COVID-19 prevention best practices such as wearing face masks, minimizing meetings and gatherings, social distancing and cleaning of spaces several times a day, practices that will be continued throughout the deployment, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/05\/27\/heres-big-navys-covid-19-deployment-guidance\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/covid-ford-hand-wash.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s Big Navy\u2019s COVID-19 deployment guidance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Leaders warn this new way of doing business will &quot;be in place for a lengthy period.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy leaders have in recent weeks emphasized a \u201cbubble\u201d mentality, keeping crews isolated ashore before loading up a coronavirus-free crew into the ship so as to avoid outbreaks similar to the one seen this spring aboard the carrier Theodore Roosevelt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. 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