12 December 2025 USS Gridley returns to Everett Gridley departed Everett with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) en route to U.S. 7th Fleet on Mar. 21, 2025. The destroyer served as an air defense and anti-submarine unit for the NIMCSG and an escort for its flagship, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship traveled...