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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis , Jan. 8, 2002 -- Corporal Phillip Tomaszewski of Detroit, MI, checks an access panel to ensure that it is properly secured after completing a maintenance check on an F/A-18 Hornet. Corporal Tomaszewski is assigned to the "Black Knights" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314) embarked with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class James A. Farrally II. File# 020108-N-2722F-006
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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