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US Navy 100617-N-6604E-015 Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Eric Cooper inspects ordnance prior to the launch of an F-A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eise
Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Sailors inspect an aircraft and a catapult shuttle before launching an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
A pilot performs pre-flight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike).
Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike).
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Eric Cooper inspects ordnance prior to the launch of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
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ARABIAN SEA (Jun. 17, 2010) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Eric Cooper inspects ordnance prior to the launch of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans) File# 100617-N-6604E-015
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.