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An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
Flight deck personnel prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, from the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 08, 2007) Flight deck personnel prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet, attached to the "Thunderbolts" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, from the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Stacy D. Laseter File# 071008-N-1287L-050
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.