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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 10, 2006) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). VFA-15 is returning to its homeport at Naval Air Station Oceana following a deployment aboard Roosevelt in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael Cole File# 060310-N-2838C-001
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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