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Cpl. Joshua Duso, right, of Ithaca, N.Y., Cpl. William Adkins, left, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Cpl. Zach Ziegler, in cockpit, of Denver, perform maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet.
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 20, 2013) Cpl. Joshua Duso, right, of Ithaca, N.Y., Cpl. William Adkins, left, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Cpl. Zach Ziegler, in cockpit, of Denver, perform maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Siobhana R. McEwen) File# 131120-N-MX772-358
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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