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A Sailor inspects an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 after flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
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ARABIAN SEA (Jun. 20, 2010) A Sailor inspects an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 after flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann) File# 100620-N-4236E-053
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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