Oh boy, you want a lot of info!
First, though, welcome back. Once you get those Wings of Gold, you just never go to anything else
The latest Javier's Nimitz is the Nimitz-Ike v2, check FlightSim's library, just put Carrier in the search box, and search in the FSX. Side note:If it works in FSX, chances are it will work fine in FSX:SE, whatever "it" may be. A carrier, a plane, a scenery, whatever.
The latest AICarriers is a new one made be Orion, of this very forum's fame. You can download it here:
http://bit.ly/1AOHM7d . Look around a bit in this forum. It has it's own thread. It uses the .NET framework, rather the Lamont's original JAVA version. It has a link to the correct .NET Framework download you need to make it work correctly in the Readme file. I may be wrong, but I use it, and it works a LOT better, especially in SE. I've heard, although I haven't tried i myself, that it's the only version that will work correctly in SE. Give it a look.
I'm not sure about the Sludge Hornet latest version, BUT: The FSDream Team have come up with a Hornet that you wouldn't believe. Incredibly realistic, and an utter joy to fly. I fly it day in, day out. It can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3So3WwTLPRZVU1jaVUtTXZIVVU/view . I very strongly recommend it. No offense to the Sludge bird, or Sludge himself, but this hornet, the v16.1 , is just incredibly amazing. It has it's own thread, with 92 pages so far, and shows no sign of slowing down yet
Give the last few pages a look. Well worth the time. The link to it may be found in Jimi's sig.
vLSO hase gone through a real flurry of updates and improvements lately, and may be downloaded here:
http://vlso.blogspot.com/ Look over on the right side of the page, the download is up at the top or the DOWNLOADS section. There is also a great download for Oceana scenery lower in the same section. Take a look. Good stuff there indeed!
Look around this forum. There are threads for almost all the stuff you're looking for, not to mention a ton of info on all of the things you're interested in.
If you need, I will post a link for all the threads you want/need.
Hope this helps a little...
Pat☺