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Arming the weapons on an F/A-18 Hornet
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At sea aboard USS George Washington Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Douglas Kesterson from San Antonio, Texas, and Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman James Wilson from Franklin, Va., give the signal to arm weapons on a F/A-18 "Hornet" assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Four (VFA-34) before launching from one of four steam driven catapults on the ships flight deck. Washington is homeported in Norfolk, Va. and is on a six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jessica Davis. File# 020908-N-3986D-002
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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