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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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An F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
An F/A-18C Hornet of the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tiffany Wilchek arms ordnance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 10, 2011) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tiffany Wilchek arms ordnance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) File# 111210-N-OY799-345
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.