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Sailors load a NATO Sea Sparrow missile into one of the ship's launchers aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 15, 2011) Sailors load a NATO Sea Sparrow missile into one of the ship's launchers aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Billy Ho) File# 110515-N-QL471-114
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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