Electronics Technician 3rd Class Juan Solorzano of El Paso, Texas, works from photographs to paint a mural depicting various scenes of USS George Washington (CVN 73) .
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Arabian Gulf (May. 27, 2004) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Juan Solorzano of El Paso, Texas, works from photographs to paint a mural depicting various scenes of USS George Washington (CVN 73) on an elevator door. The mural will cover more than 2,500 square feet and will take more than six weeks to complete. The Norfolk, Va. based nuclear powered aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Morrow File# 040527-N-7871M-071
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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