U.S. Navy decommissions U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier

Friday, February 3, 2017
NEW PORT NEWS, VA (KGO) -- On Friday, the U.S. Navy officially decommissioned the U.S.S. Enterprise.

The Enterprise called the Bay Area home for almost 25 years.
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The ship is also known as "Big E", it was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier when commissioned in 1961.

The Enterprise called the Alameda Naval Air Station home from 1965 until 1989. It famously ran aground in the Bay in 1983.
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The ship served in nearly every major conflict to take place during its history.
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