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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 prepares to land aboard the air craft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 17, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 prepares to land aboard the air craft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The ship is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Japan. Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service. The ship will be replaced by nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau File# 080617-N-7883G-072
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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