Northwestern University cheerleaders perform a stunt on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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SAN DIEGO (Dec. 30, 2018) Northwestern University cheerleaders perform a stunt on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt hosted the Northwestern University Wildcats and University of Utah Utes football teams during the 2018 Holiday Bowl. Theodore Roosevelt is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Meyer) File# 181230-N-RQ987-1029
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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