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CVN 74 At Sea, US Navy Photogrpah
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Operation Enduring Freedom (Jan. 16, 2002) A high altitude view of the Nimitz Class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while at sea she is currently conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft carrier deployed two months prior to its normal scheduled deployment rotation, to help combat the war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb File# 020116-N-9312L-052
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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