An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 lands on the flight deck.

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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 lands on the flight deck.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 09, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications for fleet replacement squadron pilots off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa) File# 091211-N-9928E-152

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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.