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Sailors man the rails as USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is given a hero�s welcome by friends and family members on the pier

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (May. 29, 2003) Sailors man the rails as USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is given a heros welcome by friends and family members on the pier. The Theodore Roosevelt is returning from a deployment in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sabrina Day. File# 030529-N-7130B-501

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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29/05/2003 - 29/05/2003
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Naval Base Post Office ,  36.94679, -76.31728
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