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Sailor makes final checks before launch of F/A-18
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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class David Wiltgen leaps into the air to check the wing of an F/A-18 "Hornet" before the aircraft launches. Petty Officer Wiltgen is assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146) embarked with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard John C. Stennis in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jayme Pastoric. File# 020306-N-9769P-090
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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