Sailors assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ 139) disassemble an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

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Sailors assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ 139) disassemble an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 06, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ 139) disassemble an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Corona) File# 180106-N-VN584-1861

Carriers

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.