An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) sits chained to the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the sun sets.

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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) sits chained to the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the sun sets.

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Pacific Ocean (Mar. 24, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) sits chained to the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the sun sets. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting training exercises. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. File# 040324-N-6213R-248

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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