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F/A-18 Hornet approached aircraft carrier for landing.
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At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt An F/A-18 Hornet approaches the flight deck for an arresting gear landing. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently operating in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Amy DelaTorres. File# 011230-N-6626D-501
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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