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An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches off the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 23, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches off the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as Sailors stow fueling lines. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley) File# 111123-N-BT887-144
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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