U.S. Navy Dentist Capt. John Labanc, from Hillsburrow, Ill., extracts a wisdom tooth
Summary
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 24, 2003) U.S. Navy Dentist Capt. John Labanc, from Hillsburrow, Ill., extracts a wisdom tooth from a patient aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW 11), and Cruiser Destroyer Group Five are deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. File# 030324-N-6536T-005
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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