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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Arriaga, from Houston, conducts a pre-flight safety check of the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 06, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Arriaga, from Houston, conducts a pre-flight safety check of the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Liam Kennedy) File# 131106-N-BD107-094
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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