http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=34414 "Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Set to Deploy"] - U.S. Navy - (c/o Navy.mil) - 1/18/2008 On 11 February, during their 2008 WESTPAC cruise, a Russian Tu-95 bomber was intercepted by four F/A-18s as it flew 2000 feet over USS Nimitz. [