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Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 10, 2006) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). VFA-87 is departing the ship and returning to their homeport of Naval Air Station Oceana. Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight are returning from a deployment in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder File# 060310-N-7571S-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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