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An F/A-18C, US Navy Photogrpah, operation Enduring Freedom

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At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln An F/A-18C "Hornet" assigned to the Fist of the Fleet of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25), makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier. Approaching at around 135 knots, the pilot is aiming for the number #3 wire of four in an 80-foot patch of flight deck. Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip A. McDaniel. File# 020921-N-9593M-031

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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at sea aboard uss abraham lincoln a 18 c fighter squadron two five photographer mate airman philip aircraft carrier one four around 135 an 80 operation enduring freedom us navy uss abraham lincoln us navy ships carrier air wing flight deck high resolution nimitz class cvn 72 strike fighter military aircraft jet aircraft
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2000 - 2020
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At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
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U.S. NAVY
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label_outline Explore Photographer Mate Airman Philip, Fighter Squadron Two Five, A 18 C

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at sea aboard uss abraham lincoln a 18 c fighter squadron two five photographer mate airman philip aircraft carrier one four around 135 an 80 operation enduring freedom us navy uss abraham lincoln us navy ships carrier air wing flight deck high resolution nimitz class cvn 72 strike fighter military aircraft jet aircraft