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Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) signal pilots in preparation for flight operations.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 08, 2017) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) signal pilots in preparation for flight operations. The ship and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Bowens) File# 170308-N-GI441-023

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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1922
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Aircraft carriers
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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mediterranean sea 2017 aircraft carrier uss george flight operations operations operation inherent resolve sailors carrier strike group bush cvn pilots preparation cvn 77 us navy aircraft carrier uss george h w bush us navy ships high resolution mediterranean region military aircraft navy