Carrier Air Wing maintenance personnel complete pre-flight maintenance on and EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Six (VAQ-126) aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

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Carrier Air Wing maintenance personnel complete pre-flight maintenance on and EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Six (VAQ-126) aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

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North Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 12, 2004) Carrier Air Wing maintenance personnel complete pre-flight maintenance on and EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Rooks" of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) before it joins an air power demonstration in support of Operation Majestic Eagle. The ship is an integral part of Majestic Eagle, the multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco. The exercise demonstrates the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups. Countries involved in the NATO led exercise include the United Kingdom, Morocco, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Enterprise's participation in Majestic Eagle is part of her scheduled deployment supporting the Navy's new fleet response plan (FRP) Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class William Howell For more information go to: http://www.cffc.navy.mil/summerpulse04.htm File# 040712-N-7263H-033

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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